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<blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 4739049" data-attributes="member: 14197">Here's an unscientific example:When I get a +1 to hit, that extra hit 1 out of 20 times could be an at will, an encounter, or a daily.&nbsp; Who knows where it will land?&nbsp; So if I roll a to-hit maybe 8-10 times a combat, I am likely (at heroic) to get that extra hit in every other encounter, maybe less, maybe more.&nbsp; So each combat encounter I might do an average of maybe 8 (16 damage, halved for every other combat encounter) extra damage and maybe land an effect that will last for one round (MAYBE).&nbsp; But if I take a feat that does something else. Something that I WANTED to have, but didn't want to be mathematically imprudent, I would lose out on that extra 8 damage per combat.Does that extra 8 damage even matter in the grand scheme of the game?&nbsp; Maybe to some, I guess.&nbsp; I am just not one of them.In actual practice, I don't see the problem rearing it's head that often.&nbsp; It is a really nice feat, yes. But essential?&nbsp; Not really, not at least until level 15 where its a +2 and your average damage output is higher and your effects are more dangerous.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="catsclaw227, post: 4739049, member: 14197"] Here's an unscientific example: When I get a +1 to hit, that extra hit 1 out of 20 times could be an at will, an encounter, or a daily. Who knows where it will land? So if I roll a to-hit maybe 8-10 times a combat, I am likely (at heroic) to get that extra hit in every other encounter, maybe less, maybe more. So each combat encounter I might do an average of maybe 8 (16 damage, halved for every other combat encounter) extra damage and maybe land an effect that will last for one round (MAYBE). But if I take a feat that does something else. Something that I WANTED to have, but didn't want to be mathematically imprudent, I would lose out on that extra 8 damage per combat. Does that extra 8 damage even matter in the grand scheme of the game? Maybe to some, I guess. I am just not one of them. In actual practice, I don't see the problem rearing it's head that often. It is a really nice feat, yes. But essential? Not really, not at least until level 15 where its a +2 and your average damage output is higher and your effects are more dangerous. [/QUOTE]

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