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Which would you rather have?

Assuming you have 232% boss damage, and over all of your equips combined you have +36% magic attack

Assuming you can only have one or the other (and not both)
Would you take:
[*] 30% Boss Damage
Or
[*] +41 Magic Attack
I'd make this a poll if I could, but I can because "You can only submit one poll every few days." so please gimme your answer.
Explain IF YOU WANT, and if you want more info about the situation, ask away.

July 31, 2015

11 Comments • Newest first

RisingRain

How much %TD do you have? Though, that doesn't really make much of a difference.
If you have 1000 base magic attack (very, very easy to hit at endgame), 41 magic attack is a 4.1% DPS increase.
If you have 600% Boss + %TD, 30% Boss would be a 4.28% DPS increase (6+.3+1)/(6+1).

The more base magic attack you have, the less 41 MATK will be for you.
If you had 1500 base magic attack, 41 magic attack is a 2.73% DPS increase.
If you have 900% Boss + %TD, 30% Boss would be a 3% DPS increase (9+.3+1)/(9+1).

Considering that you don't have 350% TD (or will even get close to that), you would take the % Boss.
The only time you should give up a %Boss set effect is when the weapon you're switching to has at least 1 stage faster attack speed.

Reply July 31, 2015
FunkyFlame

@mrsindeath19: In his case I would go for the %BOSS as well, but after that I would stop, lines of %m.atk and %pdr would become more beneficial

Reply July 31, 2015
natty2

[quote=flya]i wouldnt switch to absolab if that is what youre talking about. 30% >[/quote]
YOU READ ME SO WELL!

Reply July 31, 2015
MrSinDeath19

[quote=funkyflame]Eh I'd say more along the lines of 250%~ I had 319% BOSS at one point and having that much is just overkill, at least for my class, it was def. worth it to replace some of that %BOSS with PDR/M.ATK[/quote]

Yeah I mean close to 300. I wouldn't want over 300. I would aim for like 280 and so that extra +41 wouldn't be as beneficial

Reply July 31, 2015
FunkyFlame

[quote=mrsindeath19]Honestly I would go for boss damage up until ~300%. I don't train anymore and I feel the boss damage would give more of a DPS boost than the extra magic attack (Also I'm a NL and don't use M.Atk durrr)[/quote]

Eh I'd say more along the lines of 250%~ I had 319% BOSS at one point and having that much is just overkill, at least for my class, it was def. worth it to replace some of that %BOSS with PDR/M.ATK

Reply July 31, 2015
betaboi101

If you cap, the 41 magic att by far

Absolab weps also have tier 4 pot <3. Though if you can pull off the sw 4 set that's a ton of extra all stats and some extra attack as well.

Reply July 31, 2015 - edited
Flya

i wouldnt switch to absolab if that is what youre talking about. 30% >

Reply July 31, 2015 - edited
wowcradle2

Probably boss damage, but if you were to exchange the 41 m.att for say, even 9% m.att I would take that instead

Reply July 31, 2015 - edited
MrSinDeath19

Honestly I would go for boss damage up until ~300%. I don't train anymore and I feel the boss damage would give more of a DPS boost than the extra magic attack (Also I'm a NL and don't use M.Atk durrr)

Reply July 31, 2015 - edited
PancakesMan

If it was 41% magic attack then that would be better. But since it's just +41 the 30% boss would be better

Reply July 31, 2015 - edited