2013-05-21, 07:52 PM
Even Wrote:I seriously dont get why people still go by this, did you only look at the chart or did you read everything on the first post for that thread? That chart is for 1vs1 with all possible buffs that enhance your dmg on all the time, not counting rebuffing time total damage and what not. PDR doesnt exist because the mob has 0% def to begin with and everyone have max attack speed (aka fast 2).
What does this tell you? If you are allowed to mindlessly attack a target that doesnt move, bams will remain strong but you're forgetting 2 important things. BaM is and will remain a MELEE job & they will always suffer from having medicore survivability because they got very little of everything. A hp boost skill that doesnt stack with hb, 20% abnormal status, low movement speed (untill this patch), teleport as the only mobility skill & once again they remain as melee.
This patch only removed a lot of useless skill and make them overall better, having skill that makes sense instead of a filler, Im looking at you reapers. They werent useless but they had very little use.
From what I understand, his simulations take into account buffing time too. There were certain scenarios when you wouldn't want a full rebuff period, but rather rebuff on-the-go, but I can't remember off-hand which class(es) face that problem. Must be those with uber-short buffs like Aran...
That table is but a super-brief summary, because it's only one table that is only 2-dimensional and can't fit every damn data. If you want more info, go to the respective sections' DPS calculation thread.
Hadriel