Well, I don’t know anymore. Before I thought that PS was at least doing competitive damage, but now after bringing my PS Warder to level 70 and equipping Elite Legion’s Warblade (a pretty amazing weapon on it’s own), I ended up with 15.5k DPS at level 70. PS is at 16-12-9. After checking my screenshot archive, gotta say that my 2H FS (12-12-0-12) Commando did 16.4k DPS at level 65. You might think that they are pretty equal, but:
- 2H FS numbers are for 1.0.0.7 patch, so Explosive Strike’s DPS is not shown (pretty much increase the number by 25% and you’ll know a more or less real DPS)
- My PS Warder is heavily into offensive constellations (SotH, Revenant), while my FS Commando at the time went for Obelisk + ToL + LoE.
- 2H FS numbers are for Prismatic Eviscerator, which is a lvl 40 weapon. A good one, but lvl 40 nonetheless. Once I hit 70 with 2H FS Commando and bought a decent Solar Sledge I was doing 23.6k DPS.
I had no illusions about PS comparing to Savagery later in the game, but I at least thought that lightweight PS and FS builds would have a similar efficiency, while in reality my PS Warder is now sitting with 21k DPS with Eye of the Storm active. I think my Lightning DW Trickster was at 27k DPS. :undecided:
So yeah, PS performance makes me a sad dragon atm. I hoped for a build I could recommend to beginners (due to Elite Legion Warblade being easily available), but for now Solar Sledge FS > Legion Warblade PS.
If I manage to get to lvl 75 I’ll check back to tell how much DPS it does with Ultos set. I’m eager to know your predictions. Mine is around 30k.