5 Foot Step wrote on Aug 27
th, 2018 at 11:42am:
the proper comparison is not EF vs base, but EF vs haste boost.
my bad 88 shots vs 35 shots during the same time. (Yes, I logged in and did a series of tests just to make sure my # was right).
I guess I don't understand the misunderstanding. This isn't about breaking down individual shots, etc. This is real simple like. At double the shots per minute, you can do half the damage per shot and have the same DPS. Unless you get a x2 across the entire 1-20 range, you literally cannot make up the difference in base damage by adding a +1 crit to 14-20.
5 Foot Step wrote on Aug 27
th, 2018 at 11:42am:
I just don't see any logic behind the claim that EF does more damage while leveling and 18/2 does better at cap
Again, this is pretty simple. For leveling, you're running easier quests (i.e. not raids) that have shrines at pretty regular intervals. Making sustaining 250 shots/min very easy. In difficult content, i.e. raids at cap, you cannot. There's only one shrine in baba. So, you run out of action boosts, and the longer you go without EF, the easier it is for the 18/2 to catch up, because without EF, the better crit profile DOES matter.
I guess I don't understand where the problem is.