Originally Posted by
kamugi
If Ogiers pants 3% weapon skill damage is only applied to the first hit, Bale+2 would easily win. Unfortunately a conclusive decision hasn't been made yet on whether its first hit only yet.
If we assume you're using Ragnarok 99 (143 base damage), have capped fSTR (which should be 23), and have 230 STR, which is kinda like, beyond optimal conditions outside abyssea I think, this would give you a base damage for the WS of around 361. Now unless your fSTR is actually capped, which for anything decently hard it won't be, 12 STR on the Bale+2 pants is going to give at least 11 more damage to your base damage. Moving to 372 over 361 is a 3.04% increase, which is barely above the 3% WSD on Ogiers, if you don't get at least 1 fSTR, it will be 371 over 361, which is a 2.77% increase, if you gain all 3 possible fSTR it's 374 over 361, which is a 3.6% increase (and this 361 number is obviously skewing things a bit into Ogiers favor, not Bale+2s). So I would say if you're using a 99 Ragnarok and know your fSTR is capped, go for Ogiers, if you're not sure or know it wont be, go with Bale+2. If you're using a weapon with lower base damage than Ragnarok 99, it's a safe bet Bale+2 will always win. This is assuming you don't need the extra 5 accuracy on Ogiers and that the 5 attack won't make enough of a difference to matter, cause generally, it won't, DRKs have ridiculous amounts of attack, so generally I'd say to use Bale+2.
If my STR number of 230 is way off for the best Resolution builds, let me know and I will change my answer accordingly, I'm not positive what all you should be using or what Elvaan STR for 99 DRK is.