What's Better?

[Sabishii]

We've always given out answers to Cannonball questions in favor of STR, but the fact is we don't have enough information to decipher the difference unless we figure out the role of DEF. We also have to figure out if STR is playing an extra role beyond MODs/fSTR. Until we get samples of Cannonball at 1:1 ratio (Suiram has those, but he disappeared), 2:3 ratio, and 3:2 ratio, it's unlikely we'll have a conclusive answer.

Hm, I suppose I'll stick with STR rings then. When in doubt, stack STR for physical spells. Thanks.

[Kyte]

Even taking the piercing bonus into account, Sturmwind should be performing quite a bit better than Double Thrust(personal experiences support this).

lolparsing/eyeballing, but I always did quite a bit better with Gaxe than PLM, and that's with full PLM merits(whatever ones were active at that level, anyway) and no Gaxe merits

I just switched to Great Axe, and honestly I'm not so sure. I'm loleyeballing too, but WS do seem a bit lower on average (although Sturmwind does seem to spike higher).

[Tsuko_Asura]

As implied, I generally laugh at using eyeballing for support, but I very consistently had higher Sturmwinds than Double Thrusts, and I had absolutely perfect gear for both.