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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 8055939" data-attributes="member: 58197">It isn't about hating DPR, it's about recognizing its limitations.Many characters rely heavily on being able to take away enemy hit points via direct damage. If that is your plan, then DPR is highly relevant to you, and if you estimate your DPR and find it's on the low side, you may want to rethink your plan.But people reach for DPR to answer questions it has no business answering. DPR is a decent metric (though still not the be-all, end-all) to evaluate the combat effectiveness of a great weapon fighter; it's a terrible metric to evaluate the combat effectiveness of a bard, who relies on control and debuffs to win battles. Most folks are not so far gone as to try using DPR for bards, but there were a lot of people insisting on it as the only relevant data for monks, when monks supplement their modest damage with debuffs and control.The retort I sometimes see is &quot;Well, DPR is the only valid statistic we've got!&quot; This may be true but is irrelevant. If you have a hammer, and your goal is to cut some boards, the hammer does not become able to do the work of a saw just because you haven't got a saw.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 8055939, member: 58197"] It isn't about hating DPR, it's about recognizing its limitations. Many characters rely heavily on being able to take away enemy hit points via direct damage. If that is your plan, then DPR is highly relevant to you, and if you estimate your DPR and find it's on the low side, you may want to rethink your plan. But people reach for DPR to answer questions it has no business answering. DPR is a decent metric (though still not the be-all, end-all) to evaluate the combat effectiveness of a great weapon fighter; it's a terrible metric to evaluate the combat effectiveness of a bard, who relies on control and debuffs to win battles. Most folks are not so far gone as to try using DPR for bards, but there were a lot of people insisting on it as the only relevant data for monks, when monks supplement their modest damage with debuffs and control. The retort I sometimes see is "Well, DPR is the only valid statistic we've got!" This may be true but is irrelevant. If you have a hammer, and your goal is to cut some boards, the hammer does not become able to do the work of a saw just because you haven't got a saw. [/QUOTE]

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