Warrior Tanks: Maximizing DPS Output

[BushidoMP]

But using that logic, you could also argue that if your DPS is really good, you shouldn't have to wear DPS accessories.

What? Lol.

i70 Pentamelded accessories essentially give you ~75% of the damage, ~55% of the HP, and slightly more mitigation than any other option.

Basically:

i90 VIT: Survivability 10, Damage 1
i90 STR: Survivability 1, Damage 10
i70 Crafted: Survivability 7, Damage 7

Can you post your numbers like I asked? I'm curious about doing a comparison.

The bottom line is: Which set will give you the highest chance at success and the lowest risk of failure? I highly doubt that i90 STR accessories and +30 STR is the answer to this question for all encounters.

The title of this thread is literally "Maximizing DPS Output" -- that's what the purpose of my reply was, to explain how I maximize my DPS output. Explaining that I've been able to tank all encounters in the game in DPS gear was just some bonus info. If you want to discuss optimal gear sets for all encounters. Rate of Success vs Risk of Failure, that's an entirely different argument. At that rate, why not spec +30 VIT and i90 tanking accessories and call it a day. Discussion over.

Pick an argument.

Min/Maxing the optimal build for tanking survivability vs damage output is basically going to be defined by having a combination of a large amount of effective HP, high Parry Rate and Parry mitigation (%parried). In this case, as I stated previously, you're probably best off mixing up i90 tanking + i90 dps accessories where Parry, Determination, and STR take precedence. I don't say vitality because it's innately attached to the tanking accessories. We don't truly know if STR/Parry is tiered or matches up point for point, but if we go with the tier theory, it's probably best to build STR until you reach 25% mitigation from parries, and then stack parry to increase your parry rate. Crit isn't entirely irrelevant, but it holds the lowest weight.

Anyway, I digress. Please post your gear sets + stats so we can continue to discuss warrior DPS output.

[bokchoykn]

Can you post your numbers like I asked? I'm curious about doing a comparison.

I am at work. I cannot log in right now to show you my stats.

The title of this thread is literally "Maximizing DPS Output" -- that's what the purpose of my reply was, to explain how I maximize my DPS output.

This thread is more about making DPS a priority. Not necessarily making it the ultimate priority or putting DPS above all else. It was a poorly-chosen title. I'm bad at making titles, so I apologize for any confusion.

The point of the thread was that Warriors (and tanks in general) should do what they can to maximize their DPS output, while performing the other primary functions of the job. Not necessarily to blindly maximize DPS at all costs.

Warrior would obviously output more DPS with full STR gear and 30 STR attribute points, there is definitely no argument there.

The BiS set for each individual fight is definitely a good topic of debate. For example:

At that rate, why not spec +30 VIT and i90 tanking accessories and call it a day.

Because, depending on the fight, this might not be the best way to increase rate of success. For instance, I think damage is the main bottleneck in the Titan EX fight, not tank survivability. It is worth giving up 25 VIT for 45 STR (i90 VIT to Gryphonskin), but probably not worth giving up 75 VIT for 65 STR (i90 VIT to i90 STR).