[Rendar]

Okay, so with the person I fought consenting and giving some stats to help 'showcase' the issue between Autohits vs Basic attacks. Here are our stats side-by-side.

Gear

First, let's break down the stats/gear

Dualwielding Daggerfans for damage (107 SWA)
Armor of Eyes for +HIT & buttstab protection
Ogata Waraji for +2 CEL and 10% Phys DR
Cat Mask for +2 CEL/LUC & Steal
Lucky Pendant for +3 LUC & buttstab protection

vs

Battlepick (166 SWA)
Turtle Shell (Phys DR Errywhere) (Bleached Fang)
Dragon Gloves
Spiked Treads (Assburn protection)
Knight Ring for dat 2h BABYYYY
Dragon Helm

Now, already the 'difference' is becoming apparent. I'm building +stat items so I can actually dodge and shit, and the Ogata is decent DR.

They're just building pure offense, with a sprinkling of defense, so that they deal absurd damage and also are absurdly tanky.

Stats

As you can very much already tell. Their weapon is 100% STR scaling. Mine is 40% SKI/LUC/CEL.

They have 166 SWA, I have 107, they have quite a bit more due to the DragonKing set existing and 2h.
However, due to the way stats work, I have 50%~ crit chance at their back with a max Northern Wind with them only investing in one stat, while I had to invest into two and get half of the reward from it.

144 crit vs 88~ crit evade (mercala op)

Combat Log

Auto-Enchant! Scarf-wearing Kaelen is enchanted!
--- ROUND 0 --- 0 DMG vs 120 DMG
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn. (Southern Wind)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn. (Move)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn. (Northern Wind)
Glaive Krieger's turn. (Move)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 59 Slash physical damage. (Roundtrip / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 61 Slash physical damage. (Roundtrip / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
--- ROUND 1 --- 164 DMG vs 224 DMG (And KD)
Glaive Krieger recovered 5 HP.
Glaive Krieger recovered 3 FP.
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn. (Move)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn.
Scarf-wearing Kaelen attacks Glaive Krieger with Tarjin and hits them! (Basic Attack)
Glaive Krieger takes 18 Pierce physical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 18 Lightning magical damage.
Glaive Krieger takes 28 Lightning magical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 27 Wind magical damage. (Tarjin)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen attacks Glaive Krieger with Tarjin and hits them! (Dagger Dance)
Glaive Krieger takes 0 Pierce physical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 18 Lightning magical damage.
Glaive Krieger takes 28 Lightning magical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 27 Wind magical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 121 Slash physical damage. (Rising Tide / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 103 Slash physical damage. (Chaser / Mechanical Spear Mach V) (KD)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Glaive Krieger's turn.
--- ROUND 2 --- 0 DMG vs 341 DMG
Glaive Krieger recovered 5 HP.
Glaive Krieger recovered 3 FP.
Scarf-wearing Kaelen recovered 66 HP. (Healing Glyph)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn.
Scarf-wearing Kaelen gets back up!
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 45 Slash physical damage. (Mad Chop / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 45 Slash physical damage. (Mad Chop / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 45 Slash physical damage. (Mad Chop / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 47 Slash physical damage. (Roundtrip / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 47 Slash physical damage. (Roundtrip / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 60 Slash physical damage. (Rising Tide / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 52 Slash physical damage. (Chaser / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
--- ROUND 3 --- 198 DMG VS 268 DMG
Glaive Krieger recovered 5 HP.
Glaive Krieger recovered 3 FP.
Scarf-wearing Kaelen recovered 66 HP. (Healing Glyph)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn. (Movement)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn.
Critical Hit! Scarf-wearing Kaelen attacks Glaive Krieger with Tarjin and hits them!
Devotion! Glaive Krieger is protected by something!
Glaive Krieger takes 34 Pierce physical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 21 Lightning magical damage.
Glaive Krieger takes 32 Lightning magical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 29 Wind magical damage. (Tarjin)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen attacks Glaive Krieger with Tarjin and hits them!
Glaive Krieger takes 0 Pierce physical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 21 Lightning magical damage.
Glaive Krieger takes 32 Lightning magical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 29 Wind magical damage. (Tarjin)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn.
Scarf-wearing Kaelen skips their turn.
Glaive Krieger's turn. (MATADOR)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 29 Slash physical damage. (Mad Chop / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 29 Slash physical damage. (Mad Chop / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 29 Slash physical damage. (Mad Chop / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 29 Slash physical damage. (Mad Chop / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 29 Slash physical damage. (Mad Chop / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 1 Slash physical damage. (Mad Chop / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Glaive Krieger skips their turn.
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn.
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 61 Slash physical damage. (Roundtrip / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 61 Slash physical damage. (Roundtrip / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
--- ROUND 4 --- 391 DMG vs 19 (I ded on 1st hit)
Glaive Krieger recovered 5 HP.
Glaive Krieger recovered 3 FP.
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn. (Move behind them)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn.
Critical Hit! Scarf-wearing Kaelen attacks Glaive Krieger with Tarjin and hits them!
Glaive Krieger takes 65 Pierce physical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 20 Lightning magical damage.
Glaive Krieger takes 30 Lightning magical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 27 Wind magical damage. (Tarjin)
Critical Hit! Scarf-wearing Kaelen attacks Glaive Krieger with Tarjin and hits them!
Glaive Krieger takes 0 Pierce physical damage. (Tarjin)
Devotion! Glaive Krieger is protected by something!
Glaive Krieger takes 0 Lightning magical damage.
Glaive Krieger takes 30 Lightning magical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 27 Wind magical damage. (Tarjin)
Scarf-wearing Kaelen's turn.
Critical Hit! Scarf-wearing Kaelen attacks Glaive Krieger with Tarjin and hits them!
Glaive Krieger takes 65 Pierce physical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 20 Lightning magical damage.
Glaive Krieger takes 30 Lightning magical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 27 Wind magical damage. (Tarjin)
Critical Hit! Scarf-wearing Kaelen attacks Glaive Krieger with Tarjin and hits them!
Devotion! Glaive Krieger is protected by something!
Glaive Krieger takes 0 Pierce physical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger takes 20 Lightning magical damage.
Glaive Krieger takes 30 Lightning magical damage. (Tarjin)
Devotion! Glaive Krieger is protected by something!
Glaive Krieger takes 0 Wind magical damage. (Tarjin)
Glaive Krieger's turn.
Evasion! Scarf-wearing Kaelen takes 19 Slash physical damage. (Mad Chop / Mechanical Spear Mach V)
The battle has ended.
Glaive Krieger recovered 9 HP.
Glaive Krieger recovered 132 FP.

Now, let's break down the battle.

T1
First turn goes to me, so I buff and move adjacent
They move (instead of double tapping, or quadra tapping my ass) and round trip.
T2
I move adjacent, stab.
I get hit hard, then flung away and knocked down.
T3
I stand up, and am now unable to attack this turn. So I move closer.
They quadra tap me for huge amounts of damage, then fling me away.
T4
I move adjacent (again), stab.
They madchop + roundtrip me (they could have just smacked me and flung me away + KD again)
T5
I move behind them, get two crits on my dagger dance and can attack again!!! My highest DPS so far!!!
They just kill me because I have 19 HP left. I'd be dead before now if not for bullshit Healing glyph placement.


Obviously, this isn't completely okay. My DPS spikes (but only the DPS on one target, and I don't get added effects) when I get crits. However, their damage is consistently high, with only 1 offensive stat and tons of defensive stats to protect against basic attacks. Their damage ALSO increases if they get enemies in range of some of their Auto-hits since some of them are AoEs.