Relic +1 Weapon VS iLvL 90 Body/Legs

So I'm coming up to 900 Mythology next week and I was just wondering what most people thought was the better upgrade (from Darklight Equivalent) from a DD point of view.

Weapon damage is huge for a DPS. One weapon damage is something like 50 of your main stat ( INT for example ) If you aren't low on HP during a bunch of AOE stuff ( titan stomps for example ) I think you're biggest upgrade will be relic+1

50 of main stat for one wpn damage? I heard 10. Whatever the case is, wpn damage is better than stat. On that note, do we have a definite answer somewhere on stats and wpn damage? Thanks.

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Originally Posted by nimuniverse

50 of main stat for one wpn damage? I heard 10. Whatever the case is, wpn damage is better than stat. On that note, do we have a definite answer somewhere on stats and wpn damage? Thanks.

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http://valk.dancing-mad.com/?page_id...amageMechanics

These formulas still appear to be valid.

And those formulas, when modeled, point towards a ratio of closer to "1 WD : 7-10 primary stat".

I was wondering the same. Honestly, I think a piece of AF2 clothing would give more damage than making your weapon +1. +1 is a slight increase but it seems more of a cosmetic sort of thing. It's also the most powerful weapon in the game, so there's bragging rights as well.

Err, it's 2 weapon damage, and a small upgrade of primary stat and some secondary stats, so the "+1" is pretty good.

Unless the pants/body are like +20 STR over what you had before, then the weapon is better.

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Originally Posted by LunarEmerald

I was wondering the same. Honestly, I think a piece of AF2 clothing would give more damage than making your weapon +1. +1 is a slight increase but it seems more of a cosmetic sort of thing. It's also the most powerful weapon in the game, so there's bragging rights as well.

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At the moment, there is no way to increase WDMG aside from, well, weapons. Point-for-point, WDMG is the most effective means of increasing damage output.

Unless you see yourself breezing through Bahamut's Coil for an Allagan weapon, relic+1 will give the greatest returns. You can always get your AF2 later, or Allagan armor in the meantime.

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Originally Posted by EasymodeX

And those formulas, when modeled, point towards a ratio of closer to "1 WD : 7-10 primary stat".

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This is correct. I did this for BRD using my current stats and the ratio is 1 WD = ~8 DEX for me. The equivalency will vary based on crit rate / DTR. See image below. I'd suggest you model out your stats then modify based on the choices you're considering. Based on my current stats, a gear upgrade of roughly +12 DEX or more (ignoring crit / DTR) would beat going from Artemis to the +1 version.

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...psa8b9e77c.jpg

Looking at the two, lowballing 1 WD = 7 STR, i'm using Dragoon gear.

Upgrading Gae Bolg to +1 gives 18 worth of STR (2 WD and 4 STR)
Whereas upgrading Drachen Mail to Wyrm's Mail gives 15 worth of STR (15 STR)

Armor gives +8 Crit and +8 Det, Weapon gives +3 Crit. I presume that the higher the values of Crit and Det the higher that WD will win on pure STR?

That means that the Gae Bolg +1 is still the superior choice. Presumable the same works for every weapon

One more example: based on my current stats, upgrading from Darklight Corselet of Aiming to Bard's Shirt is more optimal than Artemis to Artemis +1.

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...psbec486d9.jpg

That said, WD increases are more beneficial the higher your stats are. Assume that my current gear with Artemis NQ yielded DEX of 420:

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps93b669fa.jpg

In this case, Artemis upgrade is better than DL body to Bard's Shirt. However, Bard's Shirt also costs less tokens than three mists and the feet/hands/head are about half of the 900 needed.

You also can't forget to factor in the increased autoattack damage the +1 gives, considering autoattacks are a large portion of your overall damage. (This doesn't really apply to casters, of course.)