Hey guys, I've been dual wielding in Inferno and decided to upgrade weapons.
I upgraded one but when I equipped it with my other better stats weapon I actually lost dps.
That had me puzzled so I went and got a shield to go with my new one hander and my dps increased.
So why did my dps decrease with 2 one handers but increased with a shield?
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Even in the heart of Heaven angels can still feel fear...
Dual wield damage is the average dps of both weapons, and then a 15% IAS bonus on top of that. If your crappier weapon is not close to the better weapon's damage (should be at least 74% of the dps; though this will vary with more IAS), then even with the 15% IAS you will lose damage.
Primary stats matter too, if there's any on the shield.
Ta mate, about to buy another single hand weapon better than what I have and replace the shield with it so should be a better outcome.
I knew there was something going on
Out of curiosity for act 2 is dual wielding viable to use or is sword and board still preferred?
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Even in the heart of Heaven angels can still feel fear...
I upgraded one but when I equipped it with my other better stats weapon I actually lost dps.
That had me puzzled so I went and got a shield to go with my new one hander and my dps increased.
So why did my dps decrease with 2 one handers but increased with a shield?
Primary stats matter too, if there's any on the shield.
I knew there was something going on
Out of curiosity for act 2 is dual wielding viable to use or is sword and board still preferred?