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Are weapons of speed really that much more useful than god-blessed weapons? [[User:Spudwalt|--spudwalt]] 23:31, 3 April 2013 (CEST)
 
Are weapons of speed really that much more useful than god-blessed weapons? [[User:Spudwalt|--spudwalt]] 23:31, 3 April 2013 (CEST)
 
:Not really; that should probably be removed.  Most speed weapons will be doing 90% damage at 7/4 = 1.75x the rate of a normal weapon, for a total damage output of 1.575x that of a normal, unbranded weapon.  A weapon of holy wrath does an average of 1.75x damage against vulnerable targets.  Technically, if you're considering weapons with a base delay of 6, the speed weapon does more damage.  Except that the only worthwhile speed 6 weapons are demon blades and demon tridents, which will bless to eudemon blades and trishulas, whose increased base damage will more than compensate.  So yes, an Okawaru/Trog-gifted giant spiked club of speed is actually slightly worse in Pan than a TSO-blessed GSC.  
 
:Not really; that should probably be removed.  Most speed weapons will be doing 90% damage at 7/4 = 1.75x the rate of a normal weapon, for a total damage output of 1.575x that of a normal, unbranded weapon.  A weapon of holy wrath does an average of 1.75x damage against vulnerable targets.  Technically, if you're considering weapons with a base delay of 6, the speed weapon does more damage.  Except that the only worthwhile speed 6 weapons are demon blades and demon tridents, which will bless to eudemon blades and trishulas, whose increased base damage will more than compensate.  So yes, an Okawaru/Trog-gifted giant spiked club of speed is actually slightly worse in Pan than a TSO-blessed GSC.  
:Obviously the speed weapons *will* be better against non-unholy targets, and so are of course worth keeping around.  Also, since they're artefacts, they might have useful properties that make it worth the small loss of damage against a comparable holy weapon. -[[User:Ion frigate|Ion frigate]] 08:32, 4 April 2013 (CEST)
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:Obviously the speed weapons *will* be better against non-unholy targets, and so are of course worth keeping around.  Also, since they're artefacts, they might have useful properties that make it worth the small loss of damage against a comparable holy weapon, though that may be situational. -[[User:Ion frigate|Ion frigate]] 08:32, 4 April 2013 (CEST)

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Are weapons of speed really that much more useful than god-blessed weapons? --spudwalt 23:31, 3 April 2013 (CEST)

Not really; that should probably be removed. Most speed weapons will be doing 90% damage at 7/4 = 1.75x the rate of a normal weapon, for a total damage output of 1.575x that of a normal, unbranded weapon. A weapon of holy wrath does an average of 1.75x damage against vulnerable targets. Technically, if you're considering weapons with a base delay of 6, the speed weapon does more damage. Except that the only worthwhile speed 6 weapons are demon blades and demon tridents, which will bless to eudemon blades and trishulas, whose increased base damage will more than compensate. So yes, an Okawaru/Trog-gifted giant spiked club of speed is actually slightly worse in Pan than a TSO-blessed GSC.
Obviously the speed weapons *will* be better against non-unholy targets, and so are of course worth keeping around. Also, since they're artefacts, they might have useful properties that make it worth the small loss of damage against a comparable holy weapon, though that may be situational. -Ion frigate 08:32, 4 April 2013 (CEST)