10-27-2004, 02:05 PM
Just to add my two cents:
It is most important in the context of an elemental zealot (which btw this should have stayed in that thread), where you get most of your damage from the aura and not from the damage of the weapon. Hence, the main way to increase your damage is to increase the number of attacks.
For a physical damage zealot, you are correct--you may want to consider a higher damage weapon that you can push t o 5 frames rather than going for 4. However, it would behoove you to do the damage calculations over time (using the linked calculators) to ensure you are really helping your damage by making the choice of a higher damage, slower weapon.
There is a very large difference between 5 frames and 4, and if you aren't getting down to at least 5 frames, you should :D
It is most important in the context of an elemental zealot (which btw this should have stayed in that thread), where you get most of your damage from the aura and not from the damage of the weapon. Hence, the main way to increase your damage is to increase the number of attacks.
For a physical damage zealot, you are correct--you may want to consider a higher damage weapon that you can push t o 5 frames rather than going for 4. However, it would behoove you to do the damage calculations over time (using the linked calculators) to ensure you are really helping your damage by making the choice of a higher damage, slower weapon.
There is a very large difference between 5 frames and 4, and if you aren't getting down to at least 5 frames, you should :D