Sins having best DPS in game

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  • Giodia - Heavens Tear
    Giodia - Heavens Tear Posts: 475 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    This thread was a specific response to a specific challenge raised in another thread, Giodia.

    No need to make it another "QQ everyone's better than you, you suck and no one wants you"-fest. Note that YOU are the one trying to turn it into such a thread, not anyone else...

    I beg to differ. I have mentioned numerous times that sins will be good at pvp.

    What I am trying to say is: Wait till you get whatever gear and skills you need, before arguing.

    Arguing at the 'potential' is pretty pointless.
  • Giodia - Heavens Tear
    Giodia - Heavens Tear Posts: 475 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    skyxiii wrote: »
    Giodia, please read the first post of the thread.
    I believed this thread was a consequence of a dispute between the thread started and another person.

    Edit: My wife beat me to it xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

    Panda, many people know that the lunar daggers have strange, undesirable procs/bonuses. Please consider the re-casted TT99, for I believe those are the ones that give -.1 interval.

    Seriously, I just have to show how pathetic sins are for PVE. If sins wanna argue about potential, wait till they can show us concrete proof with concrete skills.
  • skyxiii
    skyxiii Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    No, it's not pointless.

    That's like saying formulating hypotheses are pointless for the scientific field.

    Yes, hypotheses need to be proven.

    But forming conjectures is an integral part of the scientific method.

    Arguing is pointless, but cooperative discussion is not.




    And why do you have to show "how pathetic sins are for PVE"? Even the devs themselves rated sins 3/5 stars for PVE. It's well known that sins aren't favored in squads, but that's not what this thread is about.

    It's important to remember that there are many aspects to PVE (not just squad play), although bloodpaint and rib strike do contribute a little in squads. But yeah, for example, there's a video on here of a sin soloing her BH ~ so sins aren't bad in all aspects of PVE.

    Additionally, it is interesting to note that an endgame sin with ideal gear and bloodpaint may be a force to be reckoned with.
  • ChaoticTears - Harshlands
    ChaoticTears - Harshlands Posts: 323 Arc User
    edited February 2010


    another skill they have is PD (Power Dash). this magnificent skill adds 40% crit rate. (NOT rage damage, to many ppl tested and CONFIRMED this) i dont think i need to explain the added benefits of a 40% crit rate increase with a class that already has naturally high criticals.

    Does PD add 40% to the crit rate. Ie: Normal crit 30% + PD = 70%

    Or

    Does it add 40% of your crit rate Ie: Normal crit 30% + 40% of normal crit (12%) = 42%

    ??
  • Ephemerai - Sanctuary
    Ephemerai - Sanctuary Posts: 335 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I never consented to marriage with anyone !!!

    Giodia - Sorry for the misinterpretation, but the nature of your previous post made it seem very much so that you were trying to turn this into another hate thread.

    True, it is sometimes useless to argue potential, but nevertheless - this thread was created to address someone's challenge in another thread. So just let it be; they've worked out most of their conflict (if that's what you want to call it), there's no need to cause more conflict.

    @ ChaoticTears - it adds X% to your crit rate. If you had Y% base crit rate, you'd have (X+Y)% crit rate with PD.
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  • skyxiii
    skyxiii Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I never consented to marriage with anyone !!!

    but..but........ b:sad
  • Ballistixz - Heavens Tear
    Ballistixz - Heavens Tear Posts: 690 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Does PD add 40% to the crit rate. Ie: Normal crit 30% + PD = 70%

    Or

    Does it add 40% of your crit rate Ie: Normal crit 30% + 40% of normal crit (12%) = 42%

    ??

    the first one. if u have 30% crit rate in ur char menue then PD add on will make it 70% if PD is maxed. at lvl 1 it adds 22% tho which is still a decent ammount of crit rate being added even at lvl 1.

    also its best not to argue with giodia. if she doesnt want "fishies" in her squads for w/e her biased reasons may be then so be it. if u see her simply join another squad. or u can join her squad to **** her off and make her rage quit and leave the squad. its not like any squad needs a giodia in it afterall b:chuckle

    and that goes for anyone who doesn't want a tideborn in there squad. segregating/not accepting a class based soley on its race sounds very familiar doesnt it?
  • BIackTyphoon - Heavens Tear
    BIackTyphoon - Heavens Tear Posts: 249 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    So what if you are the best dps in game? Need a trophy?

    seems like its accepted that sins are the best dps. strange tho that for that to happen we had to go over a ****load of text and flames...so useless...
    Strange Giodia what convinced u otherwise? since the arguments and theories didn't change as well as the arguments for this statement.
  • Kupuntu - Sanctuary
    Kupuntu - Sanctuary Posts: 3,008 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Cool post. After the sage/demon skills come, show me a video. I don't like it when someone shouts "absolute truths" and they have no proof. But in case someone shows a proof to it, I believe it. I'm not as stubborn as I look like b:laugh

    Anyway, I gave you a mission (I think I was the one who said to you to get the proof). You show me a video, and I'll believe in case no-one can get better DPS with a hell sparked fist BM. But here is the problem: someone will surely post a video of demon fist BM dps, but the problem is they might have +12 weapons and other godly gear. If you don't, bad luck.
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  • MANray_ - Sanctuary
    MANray_ - Sanctuary Posts: 2,311 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Well, that Solandri endorses your logic does go some way into giving credit to this "sins as highest dps" hypothesis. However i still refuse to acknowledge that this makes math redundant.

    What i need would be something like this;

    "A level 100 sin has an attack of XXXX using XXXX daggers (or at least a reasonable estimate of what a high lvl dagger would do), XXXX gear, and skills XXXX and XXXX (including figures for casting, channeling and cooldown) which could SUSTAIN (this is dps, not highest spike) an average of XXXX damage per second."

    Now, that's exactly what i need. Fill in the blanks and i can use the average dps to compare with other classes.

    As the person who made the challenge i will publicly acknowledge and concede the point IF the discussion is taken out of abstract concepts, and brought to specifics which allow for a real comparison, and not just a discussion of theoretical concepts.

    Only numbers will confirm the soundness of this theory IMO.
  • BIaze_ - Heavens Tear
    BIaze_ - Heavens Tear Posts: 136 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    no, Sins do not have the best DPS in game because you cant hit anything when your dead

    BMs & barbs have the best because they can take the hits and therefore keep the damage up unlike Sins...
  • maocchi
    maocchi Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I've used Power Dash on several occasions myself but never noticed any solid crit rate increase (and the status screen doesn't show it).

    Next time I use it I will compare a normal crit damage to PD'd crit damage and calculate the potential increase in damage, because I don't know where all the sins are getting this increased crit rate **** from other than the little icon. My BM only has 17% crit rate but has managed to dish out 7 crits in a row.

    On the topic, I would actually applaud it if this theory wasn't claimed as a concrete evidence to Sins being THE best DPS class. It is a theory no matter how sound it is, thus it should be treated as a theory and not a fact as there are still unknown variables that may make it crumble. Until a Sin manages to get himself all the required elements to support this, Sins are NOT the best DPS class.
  • Kristoph - Lost City
    Kristoph - Lost City Posts: 2,016 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    no, Sins do not have the best DPS in game because you cant hit anything when your dead

    BMs & barbs have the best because they can take the hits and therefore keep the damage up unlike Sins...
    If a charmless lv69 assassin can tank 2-2 astral with 1 8x cleric, a 99+ can tank a lot, especially if you attack 3 times as fast with much higher damage meaning your bloodpaint will support you. That and 66% of the time you avoid 25% of the hits...
    Wondering how much longer these **** packs are going to be around.
  • MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear
    MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,377 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    no, Sins do not have the best DPS in game because you cant hit anything when your dead

    BMs & barbs have the best because they can take the hits and therefore keep the damage up unlike Sins...
    Duh . . . b:surrender please don't think, assassin tank like a barbarian.
    And please don't add. "hates for the new class"
    But i am agree, that low lv assassin can't tank. b:laugh
    But at last they can wear bow to do ranged damage. (use critical buff with dagger then switch to bow, though i wonder is 30 second worth it . .)
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  • BIaze_ - Heavens Tear
    BIaze_ - Heavens Tear Posts: 136 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    If a charmless lv69 assassin can tank 2-2 astral with 1 8x cleric, a 99+ can tank a lot, especially if you attack 3 times as fast with much higher damage meaning your bloodpaint will support you. That and 66% of the time you avoid 25% of the hits...

    yes thats it take all the low damage dealing boss and say they can tank

    what about bosses that do alot more damage?

    o and bloodpaint dont do much when your taking 1k+ damage a hit
  • BIaze_ - Heavens Tear
    BIaze_ - Heavens Tear Posts: 136 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Duh . . . b:surrender please don't think, assassin tank like a barbarian.

    please point out where i said they can tank like a barb
  • Ballistixz - Heavens Tear
    Ballistixz - Heavens Tear Posts: 690 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    no, Sins do not have the best DPS in game because you cant hit anything when your dead

    BMs & barbs have the best because they can take the hits and therefore keep the damage up unlike Sins...

    yes thats it take all the low damage dealing boss and say they can tank

    what about bosses that do alot more damage?

    o and bloodpaint dont do much when your taking 1k+ damage a hit


    so basically what your saying is if a sin cant tank they cant DPS right? so i guess barbs and BMs tanking while the DD class DDs is no longer a strategy in this game anymore huh?

    or maybe by your logic HP and Defense adds to overall DPS.
  • MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear
    MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,377 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Ha Ha b:laugh that me say wrong things, sorry Blaze. b:laugh

    What i mean is like what Ballistixz said. b:surrender
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  • Elenacostel - Heavens Tear
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,822 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Slightly off-topic: what's the attack speed of Daggers? I cannot access the game at the moment, and I need to update my guide.
  • MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear
    MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,377 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Slightly off-topic: what's the attack speed of Daggers? I cannot access the game at the moment, and I need to update my guide.
    They were 1,25 atk / sec.
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  • Elenacostel - Heavens Tear
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,822 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    My thanx, Lady MoonUsagi.
  • Starchief - Sanctuary
    Starchief - Sanctuary Posts: 606 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Fist BM has more dps, because they have faster attack and faster chi gain 5 instead of 4, faster chi means more sparks, more sparks means higher dps.
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  • BIaze_ - Heavens Tear
    BIaze_ - Heavens Tear Posts: 136 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    so basically what your saying is if a sin cant tank they cant DPS right? so i guess barbs and BMs tanking while the DD class DDs is no longer a strategy in this game anymore huh?

    or maybe by your logic HP and Defense adds to overall DPS.

    No. what im saying is, Sins cant do the highest DPS because if they do they will get killed. yes im sure they can do 5 attacks a second but when they do they will get killed from hard hitting bosses, therefore there damage gose down too 0.
  • rikako
    rikako Posts: 340 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Fist BM has more dps, because they have faster attack and faster chi gain 5 instead of 4, faster chi means more sparks, more sparks means higher dps.

    sin has 5 chi as well as 5 attacks per second if i recall right.
  • skyxiii
    skyxiii Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    No. what im saying is, Sins cant do the highest DPS because if they do they will get killed. yes im sure they can do 5 attacks a second but when they do they will get killed from hard hitting bosses, therefore there damage gose down too 0.

    By this logic, any other class that isn't meant to be a "tank" isn't a contender for highest DPS. This leaves out every class in the game except about two. This doesn't make sense.
    Fist BM has more dps, because they have faster attack and faster chi gain 5 instead of 4, faster chi means more sparks, more sparks means higher dps.

    Sins gain 5 chi per hit. They also have skills to give them 200, 150, and 50 chi.
  • Legendadry - Harshlands
    Legendadry - Harshlands Posts: 250 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    ok this is damage per second. A sin base attack is 1.25 attack per second. A fist BM has 1.43 base attack unbuffed. 1.43>1.25. End of dissucion i dont know y it took 9 pages to establish that buy yeah. w/ demon spark BM would still have more dps cuz of his base. Also sins really arent supposed to dps a mob or a boss. They're skills are for spaming. There's a sin buff that lowers attack rate to increase damage. Sin's were meant to deal a lot of damage in a single hit. I dont understand why as a Light Armor user you would want to have a high dps rather than just high damage attacks. Compared to Heavy Armor users we deal low amounts of damage because we can take alot of hits that what we were meant for. Squishy's cant take that many hits that's why they have to 1 or 2 hit something to stay alive, they cant afford to take alot of damage. You cant really look at it as 1 class being better than the other because each one has it's own niche. For example: In PvP a Blademaster just using his given class skills no genie skills would need to buid up some chi in order to take someone out around their same level. It probably wont be a 1shot either unless they crit a few times. A Sin however has skills that give them chi right of the bat. A BM does too but Sin's cna gain more in a quick amount of time. The sin could probably kill the other player in 1 or 2 hits w/out difficulty. That being said BM's were intended for AoE'ing and snareing mass groups of targets hence so many skills that have AoE. Sins were meant to kill single targets quickly hence so many of the chi gain skills and single target skills.
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  • XxLady_XelxX - Dreamweaver
    XxLady_XelxX - Dreamweaver Posts: 455 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    For those that just tuned in, here's the point(s) of this topic in a nutshell.

    1.) If Sin gear/levels/skill levels/skills work like people say and are greater than BM: Sin DPS >>>>> BM DPS

    2.) If BM... Sin: BM DPS >>>>> Sin DPS

    3.) Some people think Sins can tank. Others think they can't. Rawring ensues on both sides.

    4.) LOLsomuchmathevenClericsheadswillexplode

    5.) Barbs will still get all the hawt action more often than not, regardless of outcomes here. b:laugh

    Did I miss anything?
  • rikako
    rikako Posts: 340 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    ok this is damage per second. A sin base attack is 1.25 attack per second. A fist BM has 1.43 base attack unbuffed. 1.43>1.25. End of dissucion i dont know y it took 9 pages to establish that buy yeah. w/ demon spark BM would still have more dps cuz of his base. Also sins really arent supposed to dps a mob or a boss. They're skills are for spaming. There's a sin buff that lowers attack rate to increase damage. Sin's were meant to deal a lot of damage in a single hit. I dont understand why as a Light Armor user you would want to have a high dps rather than just high damage attacks. Compared to Heavy Armor users we deal low amounts of damage because we can take alot of hits that what we were meant for. Squishy's cant take that many hits that's why they have to 1 or 2 hit something to stay alive, they cant afford to take alot of damage. You cant really look at it as 1 class being better than the other because each one has it's own niche. For example: In PvP a Blademaster just using his given class skills no genie skills would need to buid up some chi in order to take someone out around their same level. It probably wont be a 1shot either unless they crit a few times. A Sin however has skills that give them chi right of the bat. A BM does too but Sin's cna gain more in a quick amount of time. The sin could probably kill the other player in 1 or 2 hits w/out difficulty. That being said BM's were intended for AoE'ing and snareing mass groups of targets hence so many skills that have AoE. Sins were meant to kill single targets quickly hence so many of the chi gain skills and single target skills.

    ask the bold part to cheezedude whos an archer thats soloing any kind of bosses with light armor and melee weapons.
  • skyxiii
    skyxiii Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    ok this is damage per second. A sin base attack is 1.25 attack per second. A fist BM has 1.43 base attack unbuffed. 1.43>1.25. End of dissucion i dont know y it took 9 pages to establish that buy yeah. w/ demon spark BM would still have more dps cuz of his base. Also sins really arent supposed to dps a mob or a boss. They're skills are for spaming. There's a sin buff that lowers attack rate to increase damage. Sin's were meant to deal a lot of damage in a single hit. I dont understand why as a Light Armor user you would want to have a high dps rather than just high damage attacks. Compared to Heavy Armor users we deal low amounts of damage because we can take alot of hits that what we were meant for. Squishy's cant take that many hits that's why they have to 1 or 2 hit something to stay alive, they cant afford to take alot of damage. You cant really look at it as 1 class being better than the other because each one has it's own niche. For example: In PvP a Blademaster just using his given class skills no genie skills would need to buid up some chi in order to take someone out around their same level. It probably wont be a 1shot either unless they crit a few times. A Sin however has skills that give them chi right of the bat. A BM does too but Sin's cna gain more in a quick amount of time. The sin could probably kill the other player in 1 or 2 hits w/out difficulty. That being said BM's were intended for AoE'ing and snareing mass groups of targets hence so many skills that have AoE. Sins were meant to kill single targets quickly hence so many of the chi gain skills and single target skills.

    Please read the first post in the thread. This discussion is about endgame sin dps. We are considering that both the sin and the bm have endgame gear, ie 5 hits per second.
  • maocchi
    maocchi Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    rikako wrote: »
    ask the bold part to cheezedude whos an archer thats soloing any kind of bosses with light armor and melee weapons.

    He has about 10k HP, which is a lot more than any typical HA users have. His gear is unrealistic for most people.