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<blockquote data-quote="SBMC" data-source="post: 2493708" data-attributes="member: 30040">Keep it simpleNice number crunching everyone! Quite impressive - though I go for a simpler approach with the question at hand:&nbsp;IMO with the plethora of fighters I have played - if you can use it every single attack roll take it. Both of these are &quot;on&quot; every attack role but only one is guaranteed to pay off 100% of the time - provided ya hit at all - but if you critical you hit anyway.&nbsp;Weapon Specialization like Weapon focus is used every single attack roll without exception. As such I would say get the +2 first; then get Improved Critical later. Especially at low levels where 2 points of damage can make a bigger difference.&nbsp;I have made tons of criticals with the Improved Critical feat in my portfolio - but again - the +2 every single hit...&nbsp;Simple math without real math:Think about it - if you have a long sword with Improved Critical you have a 4 in 20 chance of making a critical hit - 20% chance per dice roll, without accounting for the need to confirm (which actually drives that percenage down dependant upon you total BAB and modifiers), versus 100% chance of inflciting the 2 points of damage. Plus it gives ya access to inflict 4 points at 12th level (provided your a fighter)&nbsp;Logic, perhaps supported or not by numbers (which goes all over the place depending on your logic), IMO points towards the guarantee not the gamble.&nbsp;SBMC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SBMC, post: 2493708, member: 30040"] [b]Keep it simple[/b] Nice number crunching everyone! Quite impressive - though I go for a simpler approach with the question at hand: IMO with the plethora of fighters I have played - if you can use it every single attack roll take it. Both of these are "on" every attack role but only one is guaranteed to pay off 100% of the time - provided ya hit at all - but if you critical you hit anyway. Weapon Specialization like Weapon focus is used every single attack roll without exception. As such I would say get the +2 first; then get Improved Critical later. Especially at low levels where 2 points of damage can make a bigger difference. I have made tons of criticals with the Improved Critical feat in my portfolio - but again - the +2 every single hit... Simple math without real math: Think about it - if you have a long sword with Improved Critical you have a 4 in 20 chance of making a critical hit - 20% chance per dice roll, without accounting for the need to confirm (which actually drives that percenage down dependant upon you total BAB and modifiers), versus 100% chance of inflciting the 2 points of damage. Plus it gives ya access to inflict 4 points at 12th level (provided your a fighter) Logic, perhaps supported or not by numbers (which goes all over the place depending on your logic), IMO points towards the guarantee not the gamble. SBMC [/QUOTE]

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