Numbers question... what hits hard?

bg22

4100 wd and 6k pen

Or

3700 wd and 9k pen

VaranisArano

Are you looking for particular content, like PVP or PVE, group or solo? The reason I ask is because sometimes its more useful to have penetration or sometimes you'll overpenetrate with group buffs so the higher weapon damage is more important.

Wing

the 3700, 9k seems to be more stats over all, and even base pve mobs have around 12k resistances iirc (you can test by using the 2H ult and checking the bonus resistances you get.)

Oreyn_Bearclaw

bg22 wrote: »

4100 wd and 6k pen

Or

3700 wd and 9k pen

Hard to answer that definitively, but as a general rule I would say the second one. Increasing penetration is generally your best way to boost damage. There is effectively a hard cap at 18.2k in PVE and diminishing returns as you get close, but at those penetrations levels, its more important than your damage stat. In PVP, it really depends on your targets resistances. If they only have 7k resist, well, first one is better. if they have 9+, second one is better.

CorrosiveNatsu

The answer is definitely based on PvP or PvE. PvE generally has less resistance, so having less piercing and more weapon damage is best. PvP players tend to have as much resistance as possible, so a higher penetration is what you should aim for.

bg22

VaranisArano wrote: »

Are you looking for particular content, like PVP or PVE, group or solo? The reason I ask is because sometimes its more useful to have penetration or sometimes you'll overpenetrate with group buffs so the higher weapon damage is more important.

PvP. I figured the high pen would be best.