Staff vs S/D

Staff vs S/D

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Posted by: benda.4893

benda.4893

I’m playing S/D and have cleared arah all paths and such and it seems like there really is no problem with that set but i’m curious if staff actually does more damage than S/D? I was too lazy to do the math myself so i hope you guys can help me out.

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Posted by: Thobek.1730

Thobek.1730

i’m by no means a theory crafter or number cruncher but from what I can tell d/d s/d and staff are designed perfectly to match a playstyle.

staff does less burst but greater range and therefore less survivability spells and more push backs.

d/d high burst more survivability spells and greater mobility.

s/d is the middle ground middle range, less mobility that d/d but more sustained damage (less burst).

its really up to your play style, you want to blow people up then go d/d but learn to get out of trouble quickly. If you want to kite them with less burst go staff. its all about sacrificing one for the other.

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Posted by: benda.4893

benda.4893

im talking about static single target dps, for example dwayna. you just stand there and dps. what would do better?

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Posted by: Fuzzion.2504

Fuzzion.2504

Static single target over a period of 20sec with 0% crit and 0% chance to crit we found Fire in DnD and staff to be the highest with snf offering the least in all 4 lines

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Posted by: Jay.3284

Jay.3284

i’m by no means a theory crafter or number cruncher but from what I can tell d/d s/d and staff are designed perfectly to match a playstyle.

staff does less burst but greater range and therefore less survivability spells and more push backs.

d/d high burst more survivability spells and greater mobility.

s/d is the middle ground middle range, less mobility that d/d but more sustained damage (less burst).

its really up to your play style, you want to blow people up then go d/d but learn to get out of trouble quickly. If you want to kite them with less burst go staff. its all about sacrificing one for the other.

This is entirely accurate.

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