Quote Originally Posted by Exavion View Post
Can someone explain to me the difference between stat weights and item budget weights?
Stat weights are how much "dps value" each point of stat is worth (note: the # itself does NOT equal DPS). However, gear doesn't have stats in equal amounts. If you notice for example, two pieces of similar gear will have 16 crit rating or 11 determination. E.g. SE decided that 16 crit and 11 determination "use up" the same amount of item "budget" / space.

So if you take the stat weights (per point) for each stat, and multiply it by expected item budget amounts, the result is a number that you can use as a general guide for "which stat dump on items will give me more DPS".

Item budget weights:

DTR 2.28
CRT 2.86
SS 2.55
Specifically with these results, you should aim for crit gear first, followed by SS followed by DTR*.

* As always, with the caveat that no one knows the exact formula for DTR so it might be slightly better than rated and SS has its own constraints and may be slightly poorer than expected based on TP / DoT simulation.