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<blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 7618007" data-attributes="member: 23935">Well, no.So your point is you found a case where the same expected damage per round favours someone with a larger base damage but fewer attacks?&nbsp; OK, sure.&nbsp; If PC2 hits for N hp and PC1 hits for 2N hp, then critters with N + (1 - N-1) hp will fall more quickly to PC1.&nbsp; Since the case resolves down to critters have 2 hits to kill, PC1 inflicts a one hit per blow with 2 chances to hit and PC1 inflicts 2 hits with a single chance to hit.When X mod 8 == X mod 4, PC1 requires Ceiling( X&nbsp; / 8 ) hits to kill and PC2 requires Ceiling( 2X / 8 ) hits to kill.When X &lt;= 4, both requires a single hit.&nbsp; PC1 is providing 8 - X overkill.&nbsp; PC2 is providing 4 - X overkill per blow.&nbsp; PC1 takes 5/3 rounds per kill.&nbsp; PC2 kills twice as quickly..When 4 &lt; X &lt;= 8, PC1 kills with a single blow providing 8 - X overkill &lt;-- note that the overkill is dwindling here.&nbsp;&nbsp; PC2 requires 2 blows and is providing 8 - X overkill.&nbsp; Note that PC2 overkill is now identical to PC1 and any advantage is lost.&nbsp; PC1 still kills every 5 / 3 rounds.&nbsp; For PC2, it takes about 5 swings (2.5 rounds) to have a 91% chance of killing an enemy. When 8 &lt; X &lt;= 12, PC1 requires 2 blows (and now requires about 5 swings to kill an enemy 91% of the time -- thus 5 rounds) , but PC2 requires 3 (and now requires just over 7 swings to kill an enemy 91% of the time thus 4 rounds).*ETA* PC2 has about a equal chance (20-25% chance) to drop his enemy on the 3, 4,&nbsp; or 5th round with 6 + 7 adding up to about the same probability in that 91% window.&nbsp; So it's probably be better to estimate 5 rounds.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nagol, post: 7618007, member: 23935"] Well, no. So your point is you found a case where the same expected damage per round favours someone with a larger base damage but fewer attacks? OK, sure. If PC2 hits for N hp and PC1 hits for 2N hp, then critters with N + (1 - N-1) hp will fall more quickly to PC1. Since the case resolves down to critters have 2 hits to kill, PC1 inflicts a one hit per blow with 2 chances to hit and PC1 inflicts 2 hits with a single chance to hit. When X mod 8 == X mod 4, PC1 requires Ceiling( X / 8 ) hits to kill and PC2 requires Ceiling( 2X / 8 ) hits to kill. When X <= 4, both requires a single hit. PC1 is providing 8 - X overkill. PC2 is providing 4 - X overkill per blow. PC1 takes 5/3 rounds per kill. PC2 kills twice as quickly.. When 4 < X <= 8, PC1 kills with a single blow providing 8 - X overkill <-- note that the overkill is dwindling here. PC2 requires 2 blows and is providing 8 - X overkill. Note that PC2 overkill is now identical to PC1 and any advantage is lost. PC1 still kills every 5 / 3 rounds. For PC2, it takes about 5 swings (2.5 rounds) to have a 91% chance of killing an enemy. When 8 < X <= 12, PC1 requires 2 blows (and now requires about 5 swings to kill an enemy 91% of the time -- thus 5 rounds) , but PC2 requires 3 (and now requires just over 7 swings to kill an enemy 91% of the time thus 4 rounds). *ETA* PC2 has about a equal chance (20-25% chance) to drop his enemy on the 3, 4, or 5th round with 6 + 7 adding up to about the same probability in that 91% window. So it's probably be better to estimate 5 rounds. [/QUOTE]

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