2011-01-18, 04:24 PM
On a weapon, it's better to have %attack or % overall damage (or % boss damage) than % primary stat (luk, for thieves).
This is because %luk is additive over all your gear, so the more %luk you have, the less each 1% adds to your damage.
For example: if you have no %luk gear at all, and finally get your first item with 3% luk, your damage will go up 3%.
However, if you already have 100% luk, and recube some item to have 15% luk instead of the 12% it had before, you will only gain 1.5% damage, because your total luk goes up from 200% to 203%.
%attack is also additive, but since it can only appear on weapons, you're not going to have a lot of it. So having 9% attack on your katara will probably increase your damage 9%, but having 9% luk on it might only increase your damage 5%.
One thing to note is that % overall damage does not show in your damage range, as displayed in character stats. You must add it yourself if you want to know how high you'll really be hitting.
This is because %luk is additive over all your gear, so the more %luk you have, the less each 1% adds to your damage.
For example: if you have no %luk gear at all, and finally get your first item with 3% luk, your damage will go up 3%.
However, if you already have 100% luk, and recube some item to have 15% luk instead of the 12% it had before, you will only gain 1.5% damage, because your total luk goes up from 200% to 203%.
%attack is also additive, but since it can only appear on weapons, you're not going to have a lot of it. So having 9% attack on your katara will probably increase your damage 9%, but having 9% luk on it might only increase your damage 5%.
One thing to note is that % overall damage does not show in your damage range, as displayed in character stats. You must add it yourself if you want to know how high you'll really be hitting.