Dex Tempest or Str Twf Kensai

[Damionic]

I know Tempest 2,3 have not been unpacked yet..But what would pack more punch endgame?

a Light weapon spec Tempest (with dex higher then str 18/16)
or a Str martial Twf Kensai (both dex and str 16 base)

lets compare using a shortsword Tempest and Longsword Twf Kensai.

FIGHT!!

[jmonty]

mmm. a str tempest.

[Darth_Sizzle]

Strength Based Tempest, Half-Orc, Khopesh user - at least that's my plan...

[Riggs]

Kensai would be more because of damage adders and level 18 crit range.

But against favored enemies a temptest (ie ranger) would be getting a +8-+10 base damage on ever hit, so favored enemies would be better as a ranger.

This thread probably should be in general discussion not development as well....

[GlassCannon]

Your calculations make Gaston wet himself.

[GlassCannon]

My brother just made a rather observant observation, being observantly observant regarding the observation of numbercrunching.

"We must make an algorithm to play Duck Hunt! We must maximize the high score and be UBERRRZZ!!"

[Desteria]

Kensai would be more because of damage adders and level 18 crit range.

But against favored enemies a temptest (ie ranger) would be getting a +8-+10 base damage on ever hit, so favored enemies would be better as a ranger.

This thread probably should be in general discussion not development as well....

FAvored bonuses are +8-12 ATM at level 20 they will be +10-14 assumign no new enhenbcments.

A STR tempest wins for SURE with the current tempest against favoreds, a dex tempest wou;d be close it woudl start to depend on lenght of fight as well, as fighter haste bost is the same as tempest fro 2.5 mins, 15% up 66% of the time x5 bosts = average 10% for 2.5 mins.

[Pyromaniac]

Given most of the mobs anyone cares about can be covered off by favored enemies - str based tempest for the win.

[Justicesar]

On mobs that you can crit on, I like the Kensai who will be doing so 25% of the time with additional seeker bonus. For any kind of stat damage or vorp I like the tempest....but as more blanket immunities get handed out "Con" kill will be the next on the chopping block. Then again so could scoring a crit if fortification becomes the norm.