Here's a lil ditty that's been in the backburner of the mind a few months now.
I thought to myself, upon completing 2.0..."with regard to Undead DPS, Which is better...?"
Vish stick? - + 5 dmg (96/35 = 2.742:1 ratio)
or 2.0? - + 5 dmg aug (107/40 = 2.675:1 ratio)
I wondered if I'd get higher parses out of the harder-hitting weap (11dmg), or if the 5 delay difference would result in more swings/min~ ie: more slays/min. At 1st, I thought higher damage always > (lower dmg + faster delay) for slay DPS. However... I then considered: Fabled Tantor's Tusk - (100/60 = 1.666:1 ratio).
I used that thing for pretty slay /screenies pre-2.0... but there's no way I expected to get decent parses vs live or dead, due to the ungodly huge delay. There is no way with a 100/60 you'll parse anywhere near the Vish stick @ 96/35 (augged)-- vs live or undead.
With this in mind, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, there must be a tangible, parabolic(?) relationship between Dmg and Ratio, with regard to Slay DPS. It would be great if these comparitive charts could be hosted in cartesian-coordinate chart fashion, and could delineate 3 relationships of comparisons (per set of compared weapons):
Slay Undead DPS parse range(s) of weapons w/:
1. Superior Dmg vs Ratio
2. Near-equitible Dmg vs Ratio
3. Superior Ratio vs Dmg
(Because superior/inferior are subjective, a chart of this type would require a comparison of 2+ weapons at a time, to be useful in a valid fashion. With that in mind-- the comparison charts could be a palatable tool, created/linked from a larger, all-encompassing weapons chart (similar to the Zerker top 100), but include computed/speculative Slay DPS? )
I love the idea that a tool like this might someday be available online, that could list the varied high-end weapon options...
(ala - )
But also include:
1. a column for max/min slay
(ala - ?)
2. a speculative Slay DPS calculator
(similar to the previously listed site, but for calculated/estimated Slay DPS, given certain user-entered variables... FeroI-V, Slay AAs, Double Attack AAs, Haste, +Acc, +Dex, Buffs, etc. Some absolutes would need to be assumed; ie: mob level/AC/avoidance etc)
3. A Comparison Chart tool
(to juxtapose 2 weaps DPS side-by-side in X/Y chart format)
This would be an awesome tool if anyone with html skills were so inclined /nudge
If anyone has the time/skills required to build something like this, please hook us up! I am sure many pallies out there would love to see this stuff themselves. If I wasn't in the middle of moving, or I'd start one w/an excel base meself-- but if nothing comes to surface in the months to come.. expect a follow up to this, with a tangible product to play with
