Training Dummy Testing

[Talon_Moonshadow]

Finally after five years of being a Rgr and bow fan, I finally have a lvl 20 Rgr!

So I decided to do some tests with melee and ranged on the only static, reliable source of DPS testing in the game.....the training dummy.

Elf Rgr 20, AA, 22 Str, (she has high Dex)(and forgot to use Ram's Might for test.) Favored Enemy Construct. Damage enhancements for both Bow and Long Sword.

+4 Holy Burst Long Sword of Pure Good / +1 Holy Burst Short Sword of Pure Good
1 minute 12 seconds

+5 Holy, Acid Burst, GS Long Sword / +5 Holy, GS Short Sword
1 minute exactly

+5 Anarchic Long Bow of Pure Good, w/Slayer Arrows and without Manyshot
1 minute 13 seconds

The Holy(burst) and anarchic are meaningless for this test. (immune)
And I really need to go find equal weapons....like maybe buy non-magical ones
to do an precise test.

Plus the training Dummy is immune to crits. Which does not make it an ideal test platform......but it's the closest we have in game.



My conclusion is that for my build ranged w/slayer arrows are almost as much DPS as melee.

Improved Precise shot would put Ranged over the top. Add mobs that run from you and have to move to get melee weps on target.

High AC mobs would also favor Ranged becase of my Dex. Although that would seldom be an issue outside of Epics, and in there things are usually held or stunned so their AC wont matter.

I did do a test without slayer arrows. 2 minutes 12 seconds.
Obviously Slayer Arrows are a major source of DPS with a bow.
I sinceraly doubt that any build would do more damage with ranged over melee without slayer arrows.

The training dummy is not critable. So it is hard to say how crits would effect the DPS.
My char has Improved Crit Ranged only. But eventually will have Min II melee weps.

Crits would also favor bulds with Kopeshes.





Anyway. Don't let someone else tell you how much DPS you do or do not do with ranged over melee......go test it yourself and see.





(oh, and Slayer Arrows, Ram's Might, and Manyshot took that dummy down in 15 seconds! )