Guild Wars 2

Ok, need some dps advice. I’m playing full beserker interrupt right now (so damage is pretty crazy right now).

What is the better option to maximise damage out put (with focus over burst damage);

Assuming both options have around 50% crit chance;

a) 2.2k power and 222.13 ferocity (LOL)

b) 2.375k power and 209 ferocity

What is the better dps option over all?

I know power is better because if you dont crit, option b does more damage, but does it get to a point where it makes sense, once you hit a certain power level, to go all out ferocity? Or is stacking power always the better dps option.

I guess i’m asking what will be better in the long term for pewpew burst mesmer. Thanks.

Edit: I’m adding an option c for banter purposes:

c) it doesn’t matter because kitten gets blown up anyway

Damage done = (Weapon strength) * Power * (skill-specific coefficient) ( * ferocity multiplier if crit) / (target’s Armor)

consider an example damage of 1000, a skill coefficient of 1.0 (to keep things simple) and target armor is 2100

• an average hit would be 1047 in the first scenario and 1130 in the second scenario
• an average crit would be 2325 in the first and 2363 in the second

power scales better overall, so unless you are able to get a ton of precision and ferocity in exchange for power, you’ll always be better off stacking power

With the exception of reflected projectiles, which scale with enemy power but your own crit chance and crit damage.
In PvP it won’t matter that much, but if you run Feedback/Mirror it might be worth considering.