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<blockquote data-quote="vostygg" data-source="post: 7597625" data-attributes="member: 6866458"><p>I see. I am multiplying the frequency with which we expect the rider to trigger by the average rider damage at each level and adding that to the Booming Blade DPR at each level. I am then adjusting the frequency with which we expect the rider to trigger until the average DPR across all levels for Booming Blade exceeds that of TWF. That becomes the break-even point.</p><p></p><p>Example - Level 5 DPR assuming a 33.25% chance of triggering the rider damage</p><p></p><p>Regular DPR: 0.6 * (avg(2d8) + 4) = 0.6 * (9 + 4) = 0.6 * 13 = 7.8</p><p>Crit DPR: 0.05 * avg(2d8) = 0.05 * 9 = 0.45</p><p>Regular Sneak Attack DPR: 0.6 * avg(3d6) = 0.6 * 10.5 = 6.3</p><p>Crit Sneak Attack DPR: 0.05 * avg(3d6) = 0.05 * 10.5 = 0.525</p><p>Rider Damage DPR: 0.6 * (0.3325 * avg(2d8)) = 0.6 * (0.3325 * 9) = 1.7955</p><p></p><p>Total DPR: 16.8745</p><p></p><p>Repeat this for every level from 1 to 20 to get the Booming Blade DPR adjusted for rider damage. Then compare it to the TWF DPR at each level to get the DPR difference at that level, and take the average of these differences. Keep adjusting the chance that the rider damage will trigger until the average of the differences is close to zero, and you will have the break-even point. Feel free to suggest corrections if you think I've made a mistake somewhere.</p><p></p><p>BTW: When I add the Dual Wielder feat to the TWF build, the break-even point shifts up to about 52.5%, which is to say that the Booming Blade rider has to trigger at least 52.5% of the time in order for Booming Blade DPR to exceed TWF DPR on average across all levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vostygg, post: 7597625, member: 6866458"] I see. I am multiplying the frequency with which we expect the rider to trigger by the average rider damage at each level and adding that to the Booming Blade DPR at each level. I am then adjusting the frequency with which we expect the rider to trigger until the average DPR across all levels for Booming Blade exceeds that of TWF. That becomes the break-even point. Example - Level 5 DPR assuming a 33.25% chance of triggering the rider damage Regular DPR: 0.6 * (avg(2d8) + 4) = 0.6 * (9 + 4) = 0.6 * 13 = 7.8 Crit DPR: 0.05 * avg(2d8) = 0.05 * 9 = 0.45 Regular Sneak Attack DPR: 0.6 * avg(3d6) = 0.6 * 10.5 = 6.3 Crit Sneak Attack DPR: 0.05 * avg(3d6) = 0.05 * 10.5 = 0.525 Rider Damage DPR: 0.6 * (0.3325 * avg(2d8)) = 0.6 * (0.3325 * 9) = 1.7955 Total DPR: 16.8745 Repeat this for every level from 1 to 20 to get the Booming Blade DPR adjusted for rider damage. Then compare it to the TWF DPR at each level to get the DPR difference at that level, and take the average of these differences. Keep adjusting the chance that the rider damage will trigger until the average of the differences is close to zero, and you will have the break-even point. Feel free to suggest corrections if you think I've made a mistake somewhere. BTW: When I add the Dual Wielder feat to the TWF build, the break-even point shifts up to about 52.5%, which is to say that the Booming Blade rider has to trigger at least 52.5% of the time in order for Booming Blade DPR to exceed TWF DPR on average across all levels. [/QUOTE]
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