DoT's or Garnets

LordAllan - Raging Tide

So, I am stuck on what to put in my daggers. Some people are telling me to put 2 DoT's in my rank 8 daggers, and others are telling me to put Garnet +75 gems in my daggers and to be honest I'm not sure which one to go with. So could you please tell me the pro's and cons of putting in DoT's and garnets please.

Ebrithalia - Dreamweaver

b:infuriated why the hell people still think its better to use DOT then garnet, the bonus in damage is way better with garnet then DOT because the garnet bonus add up in the maths for your base damage, not the DOT........

meh, i dont know the math, but i remember someone posting the maths that proved this

Olbaze - Sanctuary

Garnet Gem is better.

Garnet Gem adds to your base damage, whereas DoT adds to your overall damage, so Garnet Gems ends up being tons more effective.

Assume the following:
Level 10 Mastery (+60% damage)
450 Dexterity (+300% damage)
Weapon damage 900-1,200

Now, with DoT, you'd get:
Minimum damage: 900 * (1+3+0.6) * 1.02 = 4,222
Maximum damage: 1,200 * 4.6 * 1.02 = 5,630

With Garnet Gem, you'd get:
Minimum damage: (900 + 75)*4.6 = 4,485
Maximum damage: 1,275 * 4.6 = 5,865

Obviously, this is just a plain example, but the same principle is true and the more accurate answer isn't really interesting.

Ebrithalia - Dreamweaver

Olbaze - Sanctuary wrote: »

Garnet Gem is better.

Garnet Gem adds to your base damage, whereas DoT adds to your overall damage, so Garnet Gems ends up being tons more effective.

Assume the following:
Level 10 Mastery (+60% damage)
450 Dexterity (+300% damage)
Weapon damage 900-1,200

Now, with DoT, you'd get:
Minimum damage: 900 * (1+3+0.6) * 1.02 = 4,222
Maximum damage: 1,200 * 4.6 * 1.02 = 5,630

With Garnet Gem, you'd get:
Minimum damage: (900 + 75)*4.6 = 4,485
Maximum damage: 1,275 * 4.6 = 5,865

Obviously, this is just a plain example, but the same principle is true and the more accurate answer isn't really interesting.

thanks for the maths olbaze b:thanks

Sakubatou - Sanctuary

DOT's in Weapon's. Stop doing it.
Page 2 of the sin forums.

Basically a DoT is about equal to a grade 5 Average Garnet. 16k vs 16 mil.

LordAllan - Raging Tide

Alright guys, thanks for the answers, I just wanted to double check before I go and spend a lot of money lol.

Typhyse - Sanctuary

Every time someone puts a DoT in their weapon, Typhyse kills a kitten.