2009-03-24, 04:11 PM
Majority cost will always be in the shield unless you're using a <10 atk shield.
Damage-wise it has the obvious speed disadvantage (normal(6) to fast(4) is a huge gap) but the difference in multiplier is negligible.
However, making up a 9% (to fast 5) or 20% (to fast 4) gap is prohibitively expensive, especially with the natural high w.atk. If I switched to a Crushed Skull (and 10 shield) I'd have around 180 total atk, making 9% give a 15 atk advantage for 1h sword, and 20% is obviously 36 atk difference.
So in conclusion, a 109 clean Lunchbox is about as good as a 145 Crushed Skull... or a 116 Sparta is as good as a 131 Crushed skull. With better gear than mine, the gap grows larger.
Damage-wise it has the obvious speed disadvantage (normal(6) to fast(4) is a huge gap) but the difference in multiplier is negligible.
However, making up a 9% (to fast 5) or 20% (to fast 4) gap is prohibitively expensive, especially with the natural high w.atk. If I switched to a Crushed Skull (and 10 shield) I'd have around 180 total atk, making 9% give a 15 atk advantage for 1h sword, and 20% is obviously 36 atk difference.
So in conclusion, a 109 clean Lunchbox is about as good as a 145 Crushed Skull... or a 116 Sparta is as good as a 131 Crushed skull. With better gear than mine, the gap grows larger.