I'm a bit confused how the mouse-over DPS is calculated, as I'm looking to upgrade my weapon, but it keeps showing as lower value when the alternate weapon initial stats seem vastly superior.
Dreamthorne - Relevant Stats
Base Attack Rate 1.02
+30 Melee Physical Damage
+40 Melee Void Damage
+40% Void Penetration
Helm - Relevant Stat
+10 Melee Physical Damage if Wielding a Sword
Dark Terror Mace of Static
Base Attack Rate 0.9
+106 Melee Physical Damage
+47 Melee Void Damage
28% Increased Melee Attack Speed
+60% Chance to Poison
+67% Chance to Shock
When swapping, my overall Increased Melee Attack Speed (on the Character sheet) goes from 53% to 60%. Since this accounts for the weapon speed, it shows the Mace is attacking faster than the Sword. The only outlier is the Void Penetration - is it really making that big of a difference, mitigating -7% Attack Speed, -73 Melee Damage?
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