Takebacker Wrote:Are the DPS numbers in line with dusk's equipment standards? In which case it's safe to say dual blades destroy pretty much every class except corsairs?
Yes, they should be, though I may have missed a stat or two.
The way Dual Blades were originally designed to be balanced appeared that the Blades were a more or less specific fraction of the weapon attack a Dagger provides; i.e. about half; thus, when a skill says 100%x2, you'd be getting roughly 1.5x+ your Dagger Damage would be equal to your Dagger + Blade Damage. What they didn't consider, however, is the massive damage boost that Apples and the like give. Factoring that in, Blades become closer to two thirds or three quarters of your Dagger Range, enabling an even steeper damage improvement slope, especially since Blades have such low weapon attack compared to the high amount an Onyx Apple gives. (End Game Blades should have less than 100, so you basically just doubled your Blade power, give or take from off-weapon attack bonuses.)
Another thing you should keep in mind with Chains of Hell is that it requires you to be in Dark Sight to use; unlike Assassinate however, you aren't guaranteed to exit Dark Sight after usage, so if you're struck while in Advanced Dark Sight, you may have trouble getting out to pot, and any excess amount of lag, even the smallest amount can prevent you from exiting, since you're required to either re-use Dark Sight, or click the icon at the top to guarantee an exit.