I've been wondering about Combat Swords in parties, and if I'm doing SO much more damage than the rest of the party, or if I'm just playing with sub-par/gear players.
I always keep good ol' DamageMeters up.
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Latest Example: We were running the troll elite temple area in the Hinterlands (Jufim something) finishing up all the quests. The party consisted a 53 Hunter, 50 Warrior, 49 Lock, and I was 47-48 at the time. By the time we were finished, the only one even close (well.. closest) was the 53 Hunter, at around 294k'ish dmg, compared to my 399k'ish dmg. I'm sure his was a bit higher, seeing as how I don't believe DamageMeters factors in the pet's dmg.
But still.. damn.
As you can see from my Armory profile, I'm not Twinked out or anything, I have mostly above average gear, but it could still be better.
I'll even obliterate mage's final dmg tally. I know they're capable of keeping up and even surpassing ours, but with their burst dmg those kind of numbers would equal a quick death.
Is that the bonus of Combat Swords? A steady, HIGH dps, that rarely draws aggro? Or do the Executus players just suck?