STR/DEX/PIE/ATK Testing

[Seiken]

DEX is more valuable than ATK, point-for-point, at a 2:3 ratio.

So who's right, this dude or carraway?

Hey Lordvr,

All I can say for certain is that ATK is more valuable than DEX for light shot damage on R52 Zahar'ak Halberdiers and R55 Zahar'ak Feretrars. The rest is just believing that the trend will hold true for higher level mobs. I know from Lancer testing, ATK seems to be more valuable the higher the rank of the enemy. Still though, DEX has no influence on any weapon skill I tested on R52/R55 enemies. So to the best of my knowledge, DEX is the least important stat for endgame content. Try parsing yourself with a PIE 280/max ATK build compared to a High DEX/whatever build. Let me know if you perform better.

Good Luck,

Seiken

[Mihana]

Hey Lordvr,

All I can say for certain is that ATK is more valuable than DEX for light shot damage on R52 Zahar'ak Halberdiers and R55 Zahar'ak Feretrars. The rest is just believing that the trend will hold true for higher level mobs. I know from Lancer testing, ATK seems to be more valuable the higher the rank of the enemy. Still though, DEX has no influence on any weapon skill I tested on R52/R55 enemies. So to the best of my knowledge, DEX is the least important stat for endgame content. Try parsing yourself with a PIE 280/max ATK build compared to a High DEX/whatever build. Let me know if you perform better.

Good Luck,

Seiken

Personally I just prefer to max them both out or as high as I can go with my stuff. High attack won't mean much if you're shooting for miss miss miss miss on targets. Parties doesn't tend to be an issue I suppose. What I do know is since seeing this info I'm redoing almost all my classes trying to raise up certain stats I'd otherwise tend to ignore. Piety was one of them for ARC, and Intelligence was the other for PGL. I've noticed an increase in damage since redoing my gear and I'm satisfied with my results.