Quote (d1no @ Aug 12 2018 07:59am)
Well, I dunno Butchers or HS? I guess butchers or? Let me know what you guys think!
Did a cheeky bit of math for you because I wanted to get involved in this debate. Assuming you have 20% off-weapon IAS HS does significantly more damage and it's damage will increase as you level, however HS do not have open wounds so depending on how much you value that, particularly for PMH, both are still good options. P.S. did not factor in ED% from 15 strength of HS.
Lvl 20 Fanaticism. 0% off-weapon IAS. Zeal, no additional DS from items. APS = attacks per second.
BP: 4.16 (APS) x 100.5 (DPS) x 1.35 (DS) = 564.4 averaged damage output
HS: 3.57 (APS) x 93.5 (DPS) x 1.93 (DS) = 644.2 averaged damage output
Lvl 20 Fanaticism. 20% off-weapon IAS. Zeal, no additional DS from items.
BP: 4.31 (APS) x 100.5 (DPS) x 1.35 (DS) = 564.4 averaged damage output
HS: 4.31 (APS) x 93.5 (DPS) x 1.93 (DS) = 777.8 averaged damage output