Offhand for almace

[Tashan]

Indeed.

I was going to sit down and analyse this properly later, but I got so bored of doing it I wanted data up as fast as possible. But since you're looking at it now Pro, I may as well do it with discussion.

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When I first saw the difference in damage I too was surprised. There didn't seem to be any apparant explanation. I added up the total number of fights of which I recieved exp for countless times to make sure it was 100 and it was.

I questioned the validity of the tests and then remembered the purpose of the experiment:

Posted by Demonofhunger View Post
How does the additional TP from an OA2-4 sword factor into the comparisons?

I've asked on various boards and never seen the actual equations being used when sword comparisons are being done. No one has ever offered them up

Or rather will the extra TP gain make up and increased WS frequency make up for the loss in damage?

I can't precsely conclude that just yet but I can point out the obvious:

The loss in damage across the board for the OA2-4 is quite substantial. This was predicted us all.

The average for all forms of damage is lower on the OA2-4. This was predicted by us all.

The majority of damage in both parses came from spells (56%+). The majority of damage from spells came from Delta Thrust. This would lead me to believe that STR Shamshir is more favourable as it provides a bonus to the largest form of damage.

Whilst the total damage is off, the percentage in WS damage is a difference of 4.03% in Khanda's favour. This would lead me to resolve that even with a substantial increase in Weaponskills, the damage is not enough to warrant the swords use.