12-14-2004, 02:36 PM
Someone was confused. Either you or the rogues you played with. "They frequently would then switch to a sword in their main hand over their dagger precisely to slow down the damage they do."
Slow main handers wont slow your damage other than in not allowing you to backstab.
Repeatedly using backstab in a group is a GREAT tactic. That is the good reason to use a dagger when in a group. But the spead of the weapon is having no effect.
The Seal of Reckoning would be a special case where the fast attack was better. There are perhaps some other mutualistic situation where fast attacking as an advanatge.
But based on the rogues mechaniics alone a fast mainhand weapon is always worse.
IF you want to see more discussions on this check out http://vnboards.ign.com/WoW_Rogue_Class/b22782/ Theres plenty of flaming on the forum but also good info.
Remember I am not saying daggers are bad, just that slow swords/maces is a good and reasonable alternative to backstabbing with daggers.
Slow main handers wont slow your damage other than in not allowing you to backstab.
Repeatedly using backstab in a group is a GREAT tactic. That is the good reason to use a dagger when in a group. But the spead of the weapon is having no effect.
The Seal of Reckoning would be a special case where the fast attack was better. There are perhaps some other mutualistic situation where fast attacking as an advanatge.
But based on the rogues mechaniics alone a fast mainhand weapon is always worse.
IF you want to see more discussions on this check out http://vnboards.ign.com/WoW_Rogue_Class/b22782/ Theres plenty of flaming on the forum but also good info.
Remember I am not saying daggers are bad, just that slow swords/maces is a good and reasonable alternative to backstabbing with daggers.