05-16-2005, 06:48 PM
The only direct test I have seen of Hunter AutoShot vs The New and Improved Wand is:
Hunter using ONLY AutoShot. NO OTHER SKILLS
Mage using ONLY Wand. NO OTHER SKILLS
shooting at a lvl 55 warrior in defensive stance. Damage mittigation in the 50-60% range.
The Wand was the highest damage wand in the game. The gun was (I think) DHC.
The New and Improved Wand won. Easily.
Thus, I think the best that can be said, when both the hunter and wand-user are out of mana completely and are firing at a high armor opponet with no resists against the wand, the wand will outdamage the hunter autoshot.
Once mana, resists, or lower armor enter the equation, it is a different ball game altogther. But it does appear that a mana-less wand-er and a manaless hunter are now somewhat competitive in damage dealt to high defense targets.
Hunter using ONLY AutoShot. NO OTHER SKILLS
Mage using ONLY Wand. NO OTHER SKILLS
shooting at a lvl 55 warrior in defensive stance. Damage mittigation in the 50-60% range.
The Wand was the highest damage wand in the game. The gun was (I think) DHC.
The New and Improved Wand won. Easily.
Thus, I think the best that can be said, when both the hunter and wand-user are out of mana completely and are firing at a high armor opponet with no resists against the wand, the wand will outdamage the hunter autoshot.
Once mana, resists, or lower armor enter the equation, it is a different ball game altogther. But it does appear that a mana-less wand-er and a manaless hunter are now somewhat competitive in damage dealt to high defense targets.