I have read lots of posts that say when tanking use a 1H weapon and a Shield, and when soloing use a 2H weapon so you do more damage.
This I can understand.
However, if we have spells that we cast on ourselves (and the group) that give an 8% chance per attack of doing more damage, why not dual-wield? I currently have two buffs that each have an 8% chance of casting a damaging spell on the target, so thats effectively a 16% chance per attack.
If I equip dual-wield weapons does this go up to 32%? If not, why not etc?
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Theoretically: yes. In reality: no, it is not a 32% chance each round. It is only a 16% chance each round per weapon. The calculations are not cumulative. Each dual-wielded weapon works independently.
Edited, Mon Feb 27 09:55:10 2006 by Mearyk
Edited, Mon Feb 27 09:55:10 2006 by Mearyk
When you say the calculations are not cumulative, what do you mean? Do you mean to say that having two buffs each with an 8% chance does not lead to a 16% chance of one of them happening? I know chance/stats/percentages are not linear, so even if I had 13x8% buffs (leading to a theoretical 104%) there is still a chance that none of those 13 will occur. I think two lots of 8% would actually have around a 15% chance that either one will occur or something.
And if dual wield weapons work independantly surely that means each one has a chance of occuring. The text in the buffs (Blessed weapon) for example, says its an 8% chance on a successful attack. With dual-weild weapons you get two attacks per round do you not? Therefore you must be twice as likely to have an occurance.
I think the best thing for me to do is equip a 1H, a 2H and a DW set and see what happens.
And if dual wield weapons work independantly surely that means each one has a chance of occuring. The text in the buffs (Blessed weapon) for example, says its an 8% chance on a successful attack. With dual-weild weapons you get two attacks per round do you not? Therefore you must be twice as likely to have an occurance.
I think the best thing for me to do is equip a 1H, a 2H and a DW set and see what happens.
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When you say the calculations are not cumulative, what do you mean? Do you mean to say that having two buffs each with an 8% chance does not lead to a 16% chance of one of them happening? I know chance/stats/percentages are not linear, so even if I had 13x8% buffs (leading to a theoretical 104%) there is still a chance that none of those 13 will occur. I think two lots of 8% would actually have around a 15% chance that either one will occur or something.
Sorry. That *was* a little hazy. Each buff is separate from one another. For instance, say you are dual wielding and you have 2 8% buffs on (Buff A and Buff B). Each weapon has an 8% chance to proc Buff A and an 8% chance to Proc Buff B. So, in theory while dual wielding, you have a 16% chance each round to proc Buffs A and B. By not cumulative I meant that you cannot just add 16% + 16% = 32%, just as you surmised your 13 X 8% calculation was incorrect. Hope that cleared things up a bit.
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Now i was unaware that Paladins can duel wield as i am a lvl 41 paladin on the Najena and have tried to equip the duel wield weapons and was unsucessful. If i can do i need to train some were to do it please let me know. Name is Avaatar on Najena
I think Paladins can equip a duel wield weapon but you can't actualyl equip 2 duel wield weapons. So really its nto worth doing as a paladin since just 1 duel wield weapon generally has less dps then a 1h slash weapon.
As for me I never use a 2h weapon and I am 51 paladin now. With 1h weapons I have a better chance to use my spells that cast divine nukes. I have found a fight goes just as easy using 1h slash and a good shield.
As for me I never use a 2h weapon and I am 51 paladin now. With 1h weapons I have a better chance to use my spells that cast divine nukes. I have found a fight goes just as easy using 1h slash and a good shield.
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