| I just made a spreadsheet after asking some questions in another thread, and assuming:
+10 damage from strength and feats (if this is high, correct me, I can edit it easily)
Master Speed is active
Solari and Upari are used in the lightsaber in the main hand
Firkrann and Sapith are used in the lightsaber in the off-hand (if applicable)
1 crit is a 5% increase in average damage before power attack
1 hit is a straight 5% increase in average damage
This spreadsheet includes comparisons between weapons and feats (16 combinations of each weapon setup - dual-bladed lightsaber, 2x lightsaber, lightsaber + short lightsaber, and 1x lightsaber compared with no feat, power attack, critical strike, and flurry - all at max rank).
A lightsaber in the main hand and a short lightsaber in the off-hand was the most powerful combination except for an attack where no feats are used with no ranks or the first rank of Sneak Attack (in that case it was a double-bladed lightsaber). In other words, for 42/44 combinations present, dual wield is the best (with a short sword in the off-hand) and in 2/44 it's a dual bladed lightsaber.
In ALL ranks of sneak attack, flurry was the most powerful feat (critical strike was second, power attack third) but without sneak attack critical strike is more powerful. You must factor in the attack penalty is virtually the same thing as a penalty to crit, so despite getting 10 extra damage, if you lose 15% from losing hits, it's not going to be the same as gaining 30% from critical strike.
I should also note that if you assume no Sneak Attack, and the above, the score I gave each (complex formula, but takes into account the damage, attack bonus, and crit chance of the effects) for long+short blade:
Power Attack - 170.275
Critical Strike - 172.35
Flurry - 171.9
So in 1 turn, you should only expect to see about 2.075 more damage from the highest to the lowest. When you look at it like that, for most people it really doesn't matter unless you're incredibly elitist like myself.
This difference widens severely as your ranks of sneak attack go up (so if you were really crazy and got a level 17 scoundrel before training as a jedi) you might see 20-30 damage between feats.
If anyone wants me to post the spreadsheet so they can use it and/or correct me, I will.  |