Attacker stats: 367str, 322 con, 298 dex, 251 qui 35+16 slash, 50+16 dw, 1+16 parry
Defender stats: 355 str, 325 con, 325 dex, 218 qui 1609 ws, 2190 hp, af: 765 50 thrust, 50 shield, mastery of blocking 2 (+5%)
Defender armor af98 30% bonus, everything 100 condition df seal bought
RESULTS: 35.5% blocking rate is reduced to 26% by dual wielding (66 dw spec). A reduction of about 27%. NOT cut in half.
Note: Test sample size is small, thus the results are not definitive although I believe it to be representative.The dual wield rate is about 70% and this certainly has an impact why it is not cut in half. A test with LeftAxe mechanics with a sample log of 1000+ attacks per hand would give a much more accurate picture.
Statistics: Amethyst Slash style (single attacks) (35+16 slash)
| Name | Weapon | Attacks | Double Attacks | Hits | Avg Base Dmg | Min/Max Base Dmg | Crits | Avg Crit Dmg | Procs | Avg Proc Dmg | Misc Hits | Avg Misc Dmg | Ablat | Evades | Parries | Blocks | Misses | Intercepts | Bladeturns | Bladeturn Fail | Fumbles | Too Far Away | Strafing Misses |
| TOTAL | sword | 110 | 62 (56.4%) | 152.9 (-17.0) | 127 - 177 | 11 (17.7%) | 62.6 | 2 (1.8%) | 7 (6.5%) [6.4%] | 39 (38.6%) [35.5%] |
TOTAL - Avg Base Dmg: 152.9
| Style | Weapon | Uses | Hits | Perfect / Fail | Avg Dmg | Missed | Blocked | Parried | Evaded | Fumbled |
| Amethyst Slash | sword | 110 | 62 (56.4%) | 62 / 62 (100.0%) | 54.6 | 39 (35.5%) | 7 (6.4%) | 2 (1.8%) |
Statistics: Dual shadows (dw) style attacks (50+16 dw, 35+16
slash)
| Name | Weapon | Attacks | Double Attacks | Hits | Avg Base Dmg | Min/Max Base Dmg | Crits | Avg Crit Dmg | Procs | Avg Proc Dmg | Misc Hits | Avg Misc Dmg | Ablat | Evades | Parries | Blocks | Misses | Intercepts | Bladeturns | Bladeturn Fail | Fumbles | Too Far Away | Strafing Misses |
| TOTAL | sword | 105 | 80 (76.2%) | 69 (65.7%) | 150.9 (-16.7) | 121 - 181 | 8 (11.6%) | 61.2 | 25 | 17.6 | 3 (2.9%) | 5 (4.9%) [4.8%] | 27 (27.8%) [25.7%] | 1 (1.4%) [1.0%] | |||||||||
| sword (left) | 80 | 49 (61.3%) | 145.4 (-16.1) | 122 - 167 | 5 (10.2%) | 34.0 | 89 | 17.2 | 1 (1.2%) | 6 (7.6%) [7.5%] | 19 (26.0%) [23.8%] | 4 (7.4%) [5.0%] | 1 (1.2%) |
TOTAL - Avg Base Dmg: 150.9
| Style | Weapon | Uses | Hits | Perfect / Fail | Avg Dmg | Missed | Blocked | Parried | Evaded | Fumbled |
| Dual Shadows | sword | 104 | 68 (65.4%) | 68 / 68 (100.0%) | 66.5 | 1 (1.0%) | 27 (26.0%) | 5 (4.8%) | 3 (2.9%) |
Neil's Parser was used for these tests. These tests were conducted by Artemis_daoc (VN).