2012-03-24, 03:30 AM
FlameChocobo Wrote:Well if you have either a Viper, Striker, or Phantom with at least level 11 Wind Booster with you, all weapons Normal-6 and faster will have the same speed with that buff in effect as they reach the speed cap. So it all comes down to damage when it comes to DPS and DPM save for Slow-7 (Faster-3 with Booster and Wind Booster in effect), Slow-8 (Fast-4 with Booster and Wind Booster in effect) and Slower-9 weapons (Fast-5 with Booster and Wind Booster in effect.)
Yeah but Attack Speed is not the only variable to consider.
In JMS and GMS (and possibly other versions, minus KMS), there's Shield Attack Scrolls. You can potentially get more damage with a perfectly scrolled Shield and 1h Sword over just a 2h Sword.
There's also the matter of Potential. With a Shield, you can get another set of potential bonuses that you don't get with 2h Swords (Much like Overall vs. Top+Bottom).
With the case of Mikhail, you get free potential on the shield, but you can't use Attack Scrolls. Still, potential alone is a huge bonus if you can get a decent set of lines over 2h swords.