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<blockquote data-quote="FrogReaver" data-source="post: 7345500" data-attributes="member: 6795602">A few additional considerations.1.&nbsp; You don't fight alone, you fight with a party.&nbsp; If the monsters are focusing alot more on you then the higher AC is likely better as your damage generally pales in comparison to the parties damage.&nbsp; As such surviving longer with slightly lower damage can make a big difference if this is the case.2.&nbsp; The damage difference between a two handed weapon and a sword and a shield isn't that great once the duelist fighting style is considered.&nbsp; 11.33 average damage vs 9.5 average damage.&nbsp; (This likely greatly throws off your 2 turn kill for two handed weapons vs 3 turn kill for 1 handed weapons).&nbsp; Though your calculations do illustrate a point that most people don't realize.&nbsp; Killing things faster can be a better damage mitigation strategy than just increasing defenses.&nbsp; It's just I think the idea that a two handed weapon is going to consistently kill most monsters in 2 hits as opposed to a single handed weapon consistently requiring 3 hits is a bit of a stretch.&nbsp; The damage difference in a 1 and 2 handed weapon is closer to 20% to 25% more for the two handed weapon.&nbsp; (Assuming 16 str.)&nbsp; If this was factored in then it's likely the styles come out pretty evenly and the most important factor is enemy behavior.3.&nbsp; I don't think we can assume the healer has healing slots left for any particular fight.&nbsp; Maybe look at both scenarios both with and without a healer?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FrogReaver, post: 7345500, member: 6795602"] A few additional considerations. 1. You don't fight alone, you fight with a party. If the monsters are focusing alot more on you then the higher AC is likely better as your damage generally pales in comparison to the parties damage. As such surviving longer with slightly lower damage can make a big difference if this is the case. 2. The damage difference between a two handed weapon and a sword and a shield isn't that great once the duelist fighting style is considered. 11.33 average damage vs 9.5 average damage. (This likely greatly throws off your 2 turn kill for two handed weapons vs 3 turn kill for 1 handed weapons). Though your calculations do illustrate a point that most people don't realize. Killing things faster can be a better damage mitigation strategy than just increasing defenses. It's just I think the idea that a two handed weapon is going to consistently kill most monsters in 2 hits as opposed to a single handed weapon consistently requiring 3 hits is a bit of a stretch. The damage difference in a 1 and 2 handed weapon is closer to 20% to 25% more for the two handed weapon. (Assuming 16 str.) If this was factored in then it's likely the styles come out pretty evenly and the most important factor is enemy behavior. 3. I don't think we can assume the healer has healing slots left for any particular fight. Maybe look at both scenarios both with and without a healer? [/QUOTE]

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