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<blockquote data-quote="sigfile" data-source="post: 5412384" data-attributes="member: 64646">&quot;Biased&quot; is an ugly word.&nbsp; &quot;Lazy&quot; is more accurate.Fine.&nbsp; It's a slow day.&nbsp; Let's factor in DPR.&nbsp; My apologies to those that hate the math stuff.Characters are second level with a 20 in the primary stat and a post-racial 16 in whatever secondary stat.&nbsp; They are assumed to have combat advantage and quarry, if applicable.&nbsp; Enemy has an AC of 16 (14+Level).Ranger: Twin Strike w/ Greatbow and Weapon Focus: 16.71 DPR.Rogue: Sly Flourish w/ Dagger (Backstabber and Expertise feats): 18.70 DPR.The rogue's extra +1 to hit trumps the larger damage die of the short sword.&nbsp; Similarly, expertise trumps weapon focus for damage for the rogue, but not for the ranger.So an optimized rogue does just shy of two more points of damage on average than the ranger, but the ranger has a higher single-round damage capacity.&nbsp; Again, I don't see cause to nerf sneak attack, here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sigfile, post: 5412384, member: 64646"] "Biased" is an ugly word. "Lazy" is more accurate. Fine. It's a slow day. Let's factor in DPR. My apologies to those that hate the math stuff. Characters are second level with a 20 in the primary stat and a post-racial 16 in whatever secondary stat. They are assumed to have combat advantage and quarry, if applicable. Enemy has an AC of 16 (14+Level). Ranger: Twin Strike w/ Greatbow and Weapon Focus: 16.71 DPR. Rogue: Sly Flourish w/ Dagger (Backstabber and Expertise feats): 18.70 DPR. The rogue's extra +1 to hit trumps the larger damage die of the short sword. Similarly, expertise trumps weapon focus for damage for the rogue, but not for the ranger. So an optimized rogue does just shy of two more points of damage on average than the ranger, but the ranger has a higher single-round damage capacity. Again, I don't see cause to nerf sneak attack, here. [/QUOTE]

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