What is the best weapon for DPS in dunguans and trials:

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What weapon is the best and have better DPS numbers in dunguans and trials by your opinion ?

LordRukia

Dual Wield

I didn't see the option for unarmed so I can't vote, these fists are deadly son

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LordRukia wrote: »

I didn't see the option for unarmed so I can't vote, these fists are deadly son

They are too good to be included.
Other weapons need some chances too

SPR_of_HA_community

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Thank you very much for your voutes, I am really interested what results will look like.
I hope we will get good statistical numbers

Varana

Inferno Staff

The real problem is that the best option is a combination of two - Inferno/2H, and Daggers (probably, might change every week or so).

KilianDermoth

Dual Wield

Frontbar:
Highest (potential) Damage: probably Dual Wield.
Easiest to play / works everywhere (and thus sometimes stronger): Inferno Staff

Backbar:
Two Handed Maelstrom Weapon

SpacemanSpiff1

your mind is the best weapon you have

SteamKitten01

It really depends on the dungeon/trial and fight. Sometimes you want ranged weapons (e.g. Asylum Sanctorium) while other times you can stand in melee and just parse. Similarly in some boss fights you might be given either an assigned melee or ranged position and you need your gear accordingly.

Assuming you can be in melee range most of the time and parse on the boss, dual wield front bar and greatsword backbar does some of the best damage for boss fights. Infernos with flame pulsar pull great numbers in AOE/trash fights.

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Two handed looks even more popular, that I think. The same as Inferno staff.

It is strange, that - for now - no one vote for a bow. It looks like good weapon too.

KilianDermoth

Dual Wield

I wonder more about that someone has choosen Ice Staff. Is the reasoning behind it brittle or did a tank / healer vote in this poll?

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KilianDermoth wrote: »

I wonder more about that someone has choosen Ice Staff. Is the reasoning behind it brittle or did a tank / healer vote in this poll?

May be warden DD with some interesting ice build.

rpa

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I have hardcore procrastinated dealing with skill and CP resets on my chars. Only one in fighting order is my casual overland 2h/bow stamsorc in overland gear.

EF321

Biassed poll. How is SnB not even an option?

#bringebonback

M0ntie

Dual Wield

It does depend in the trial or dungeon. But usually daggers front bar and 2h or inferno back bar.

Raammzzaa

Dual Wield

Personally, I think dual wield is the easiest to weave, and always looks cool too.

KilianDermoth

Dual Wield

EF321 wrote: »

Biassed poll. How is SnB not even an option?

Yeah, you did ok damage and more than the other DD but you probably had done more with literally any other weapon, thats why...

goldenarcher1

Bow 0%

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goldenarcher1 wrote: »

Bow 0%

It is really strange, because it is my second/third favorite weapon. It is not really so bad, that 0% ... it is better than lightning staffs now any way. I thought at least 7-10% will be bow.

But 40% for duals is unexpected too. I think
that it would be about 30-33%

PrimusTiberius

Inferno Staff

I've also been seeing a lot of Inferno on Front bar and Dual Weild on back bar

Oreyn_Bearclaw

Inferno Staff

Hard to know what you mean by best. My preference has always been fire staff.

DW/2H is pretty much meta on every class for humping a dummy or on any trial fight where melee is possible. You can usually swap in an inferno front bar without too much DPS loss in most content, and if the fight requires movement, inferno can pull ahead.

The biggest issue we have right now is that 2H back bar is too strong (or inferno and bow are too weak).

aipex8_ESO

Two Handed

I swear I never see other people spamming wrecking blow, but when you weave that sucker with LA it just packs... well a wrecking blow (even more before U35, but whatever). You get a super fast little double bounce when it hits: "ding ding" that is the perfect LA weave. I try and try but just can't do as much damage with other weapons to the point where all my stam chars are 2H now! lol

KilianDermoth

Dual Wield

SPR_of_HA_community wrote: »

goldenarcher1 wrote: »

Bow 0%

It is really strange, because it is my second/third favorite weapon. It is not really so bad, that 0% ... it is better than lightning staffs now any way. I thought at least 7-10% will be bow.

But 40% for duals is unexpected too. I think
that it would be about 30-33%

The thing is that its not about how good it is compared to the best and its now how much anyone likes a weapon but its about which weapon performs better.

And destruction staff as also Dual Wield are almost always better options than the Bow even Two Handers are better in most cases.

For Lightning Staff there are at least a few scenarios why someone could call them best.
They can be really strong in AOE scenarios (especially specific builds) if the adds are stacked well (stronger than flame Staffs btw.), especially on Sorcs.

Also they were always one of the top choices for heavy attack builds (PVE and PVP).

But Bow, meh, its probably only best for a few Bow Gank Builds in PVP.

MEBengalsFan2001

Dual Wield

The problem I have with staves and bows is that the base damage of these weapons are lower than DW and 2H. Yet like DW and 2H they both require 2 hands. Both of these weapons base damage should match that of DW and 2H. Instead the base damage is that of a 1h weapon. As for abilities, if the ability is 15m or less in range it should do more damage than abilities that have a range of 28m. If the devs gave staves and bows an increase in base damage than I would be selecting staves over DW or 2H.

MudcrabAttack

Dual Wield

I only play Bow/Bow anymore, but any time someone asks me this question I just pitch whatever other people say is meta since they probably won’t like the bow/bow performance anyway.

Can bow/bow demolish trash mobs and bosses in seconds? Absolutely, but so few ever enjoy it, or they just can’t make it work. Hawkeye requires good weaving and most people don’t like the slow-channel spammable, and the new bow/bow players tend to stand far away from all the buffs and heals after they read about Long Shots

EnerG

Two Handed

It honestly depends on the build, but for me it's 2h, I prefer to use dual wield but I like the buffs that 2h can give in rally and passive when u feel like "cheating" my rotation