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<blockquote data-quote="LittleElvis" data-source="post: 4359731" data-attributes="member: 72458">Here's a situation a little more friendly to the +1 to hit argument. Level 1, 18 STR, Warhammer or Battleaxe. Let's make the opposing AC 18, which is still a bit to the high side high.+1 Damage: [8 x 10.5] + 15 = 99/20 = 4.950+1 To Hit: [9 x 9.5] + 14 = 99.5/20 = 4.975Almost identical vs a high'ish AC. +1 damage being somewhat better vs. more common opponents.For fun, compare that to a longsword:+1 Damage: [9 x 9.5] + 13 = 98.5/20 = 4.925+1 to hit: [10 x 8.5] + 12 = 97/20 = 4.850And with a magical +1 Longsword ...+1 Damage: [10 x 10.5] + 14 = 119/20 = 5.950+1 to hit: [11 x 9.5] + 13 = 117.5/20 = 5.875So of course it does depend on what kind of weapon you are using, Enhancement and feat bonuses, etc. And of course it's true that once you get Weapon Focus (or if you use a higher DPR weapon), the benefit of the +1 to hit goes up somewhat vs the +1 to damage. To go back to the original discussion, with a +2 or better WIS bonus from Holy Strike, it's still going to be your winner vs 1 opponent almost all of the time. Even with +1 WIS bonus, it's better a very, very healthy majority of the time at lower levels of play (except vs opponents with very low hp or insanely high AC).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LittleElvis, post: 4359731, member: 72458"] Here's a situation a little more friendly to the +1 to hit argument. Level 1, 18 STR, Warhammer or Battleaxe. Let's make the opposing AC 18, which is still a bit to the high side high. +1 Damage: [8 x 10.5] + 15 = 99/20 = 4.950 +1 To Hit: [9 x 9.5] + 14 = 99.5/20 = 4.975 Almost identical vs a high'ish AC. +1 damage being somewhat better vs. more common opponents. For fun, compare that to a longsword: +1 Damage: [9 x 9.5] + 13 = 98.5/20 = 4.925 +1 to hit: [10 x 8.5] + 12 = 97/20 = 4.850 And with a magical +1 Longsword ... +1 Damage: [10 x 10.5] + 14 = 119/20 = 5.950 +1 to hit: [11 x 9.5] + 13 = 117.5/20 = 5.875 So of course it does depend on what kind of weapon you are using, Enhancement and feat bonuses, etc. And of course it's true that once you get Weapon Focus (or if you use a higher DPR weapon), the benefit of the +1 to hit goes up somewhat vs the +1 to damage. To go back to the original discussion, with a +2 or better WIS bonus from Holy Strike, it's still going to be your winner vs 1 opponent almost all of the time. Even with +1 WIS bonus, it's better a very, very healthy majority of the time at lower levels of play (except vs opponents with very low hp or insanely high AC). [/QUOTE]

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