I am surprised you are lacking so much dexterity all things considered. :\ I have this much Dexterity in my "full IAS" gear. Granted, I don't have 61k HP
I tried switching my 1060dps xbow WITHOUT a socket to 2x 950dps 1handers with 80% gems and came 3k short.
Considering those 1handers together cost like 10times more than the xbow this isnt very good idea if you dont find sick 1handers with like 1050+dps 150%crit dmg 8max disc each.
And then again the cost on those would be something stupid.
You gotta keep in mind, it's not JUST the socket you want. It's the STATS. It's where 1H truly matter the most the most. Imagine having 300-600 xtra dex, 140-300% more crit dmg. You gotta keep in mind 1h weapons have the smallest damage range so you got to maximize your crit dmg, and dex to overcome 2h weapons. Yeah, that's expensive sadly, but maybe that is the point.
2hander and quiver also have stats. Sure its very possible to get the 1handers to overpower 2h+quiver the cost is gonna be ten times or more.
If you have the money, go for it.
Edit: I'm a little drunk so after reading your post second time I realized i was pretty much paraphrasing you xD.
I just searched ah and the highest dmg 1hander with 100+dex and 70%crit dmg or socket was 970dmg.
Seems you need more than just gold/eur to get the kind of 1handers it requires to overpower something like 1200dmg xbow with a socket.
Quivers can add dex, crit chance, and many attributes that will compliment a DH but it cannot add crit damage. I'm not sure what the max roll on a quiver for dex is, but I imagine 160+socket. How much cheaper would a quiver like that cost to your offhand? Probably just the same, but limited by not having another crit damage.
Not sure about the max roll but mine has 120dex+socket, quivers can also have increased ele arrow or hungering arrow dmg.
Also the increase in crit dmg from another weapon is not enough to compensate for the loss of pure dmg from a 1200dmg xbow (with socket) unless you have out of the charts crit chance (Or both your 1handers have 150+%critdmg). Like I said above the highest dps 1hander with 100+dex and 70%crit dmg in either goldah or rmah was 970dps.
I'm not sure if my text makes much sense but you should get an idea of what i mean from it.
No where am I suggesting anyone use a 1h over a 2h Only that it can be viable, all be it extremely expensive, and definitely without the satisfaction of seeing things explode from yellow text of 200-300,000 crit damage! :\ You are definitely guaranteed with a ton of yellow text (crit) but I really honestly don't know what kind of damage that would be even with 100-150k damage pre-SS. I just don't know.
I tried switching my 1060dps xbow WITHOUT a socket to 2x 950dps 1handers with 80% gems and came 3k short.
Considering those 1handers together cost like 10times more than the xbow this isnt very good idea if you dont find sick 1handers with like 1050+dps 150%crit dmg 8max disc each.
And then again the cost on those would be something stupid.
You gotta keep in mind, it's not JUST the socket you want. It's the STATS. It's where 1H truly matter the most the most. Imagine having 300-600 xtra dex, 140-300% more crit dmg. You gotta keep in mind 1h weapons have the smallest damage range so you got to maximize your crit dmg, and dex to overcome 2h weapons. Yeah, that's expensive sadly, but maybe that is the point.
2hander and quiver also have stats. Sure its very possible to get the 1handers to overpower 2h+quiver the cost is gonna be ten times or more.
If you have the money, go for it.
Edit: I'm a little drunk so after reading your post second time I realized i was pretty much paraphrasing you xD.
I just searched ah and the highest dmg 1hander with 100+dex and 70%crit dmg or socket was 970dmg.
Seems you need more than just gold/eur to get the kind of 1handers it requires to overpower something like 1200dmg xbow with a socket.
Quivers can add dex, crit chance, and many attributes that will compliment a DH but it cannot add crit damage. I'm not sure what the max roll on a quiver for dex is, but I imagine 160+socket. How much cheaper would a quiver like that cost to your offhand? Probably just the same, but limited by not having another crit damage.
I tried switching my 1060dps xbow WITHOUT a socket to 2x 950dps 1handers with 80% gems and came 3k short.
Considering those 1handers together cost like 10times more than the xbow this isnt very good idea if you dont find sick 1handers with like 1050+dps 150%crit dmg 8max disc each.
And then again the cost on those would be something stupid.
You gotta keep in mind, it's not JUST the socket you want. It's the STATS. It's where 1H truly matter the most the most. Imagine having 300-600 xtra dex, 140-300% more crit dmg. You gotta keep in mind 1h weapons have the smallest damage range so you got to maximize your crit dmg, and dex to overcome 2h weapons. Yeah, that's expensive sadly, but maybe that is the point.
So no one is dual 1h xbows or is just every going 2hs at moment?
All of it is viable. As far as your character sheet is concern, DW has the most potential for highest damage due to:
APS, Dex on Weapon, Crit Dmg on Weapon, Sockets on Weapon. If you got a 960 dps 1h xbow with no dex and no socket, it would be COMPLETELY horrible.
With 1h, you can stack a crapload of stats if they are well rolled. In addition, you can also get discipline on these bad boys. The benefit and utility you get from having 10-20 more disc is huge.
I am surprised you are lacking so much dexterity all things considered. :\ I have this much Dexterity in my "full IAS" gear. Granted, I don't have 61k HP
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http://i.imgur.com/8AfIp.jpg 4/4pc natalyza dps: 73k (w/o ss), dex: 1967, health: 22k, resist: ~150, mf: 90%/261%
No where am I suggesting anyone use a 1h over a 2h
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http://i.imgur.com/8AfIp.jpg 4/4pc natalyza dps: 73k (w/o ss), dex: 1967, health: 22k, resist: ~150, mf: 90%/261%
Quivers can add dex, crit chance, and many attributes that will compliment a DH but it cannot add crit damage. I'm not sure what the max roll on a quiver for dex is, but I imagine 160+socket. How much cheaper would a quiver like that cost to your offhand? Probably just the same, but limited by not having another crit damage.
profile: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/vanboon-1499/hero/3962228
http://i.imgur.com/8AfIp.jpg 4/4pc natalyza dps: 73k (w/o ss), dex: 1967, health: 22k, resist: ~150, mf: 90%/261%
You gotta keep in mind, it's not JUST the socket you want. It's the STATS. It's where 1H truly matter the most the most. Imagine having 300-600 xtra dex, 140-300% more crit dmg. You gotta keep in mind 1h weapons have the smallest damage range so you got to maximize your crit dmg, and dex to overcome 2h weapons. Yeah, that's expensive sadly, but maybe that is the point.
profile: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/vanboon-1499/hero/3962228
http://i.imgur.com/8AfIp.jpg 4/4pc natalyza dps: 73k (w/o ss), dex: 1967, health: 22k, resist: ~150, mf: 90%/261%
All of it is viable. As far as your character sheet is concern, DW has the most potential for highest damage due to:
APS, Dex on Weapon, Crit Dmg on Weapon, Sockets on Weapon. If you got a 960 dps 1h xbow with no dex and no socket, it would be COMPLETELY horrible.
With 1h, you can stack a crapload of stats if they are well rolled. In addition, you can also get discipline on these bad boys. The benefit and utility you get from having 10-20 more disc is huge.
profile: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/vanboon-1499/hero/3962228
http://i.imgur.com/8AfIp.jpg 4/4pc natalyza dps: 73k (w/o ss), dex: 1967, health: 22k, resist: ~150, mf: 90%/261%