02-06-2005, 03:19 AM
As Mongo posted on the front page, there has been discussion recently on the WoW forums as to the effectiveness of "plus to damage" items. I thought I would test to see if such items were effective for my characters. I gave Tribade a Green Lens of Holy Wrath (+32 to holy spell damage) for testing, and as a control, a Green Lens of Nature Resistance.
The experimental subjects were 60 Defias highwaymen and women (and their ilk), recruited from the Dagger Hills of Westfall. The spell chosen was Holy Shock, an instant cast holy spell of which Tribade is most fond. The paladin Sanctity aura was in effect in all cases, as this is typically how she plays solo.
The average of 30 trials using the Green Lens of Nature Resistance was 329.70 damage. The average of 30 trials using the Green Lens of Holy Wrath was 358.83. In both sets of trials there were two critical hits, and the critical hit data was included in the results.
It appears that the Green Lens of Holy Wrath added on average 29 damage per cast of Holy Shock, or about 8.8 percent extra damage. To me this is a worthwhile improvement.
I wish to thank Tribade for her assistance.
The experimental subjects were 60 Defias highwaymen and women (and their ilk), recruited from the Dagger Hills of Westfall. The spell chosen was Holy Shock, an instant cast holy spell of which Tribade is most fond. The paladin Sanctity aura was in effect in all cases, as this is typically how she plays solo.
The average of 30 trials using the Green Lens of Nature Resistance was 329.70 damage. The average of 30 trials using the Green Lens of Holy Wrath was 358.83. In both sets of trials there were two critical hits, and the critical hit data was included in the results.
It appears that the Green Lens of Holy Wrath added on average 29 damage per cast of Holy Shock, or about 8.8 percent extra damage. To me this is a worthwhile improvement.
I wish to thank Tribade for her assistance.
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