Parry stick docs?

[Xzeepo]

Just wondering if it's a good option? Duel wield them...? or just single for good damage.

[Jynne]

Single wield one, and it's a great, great PvM option. Multi-wielding two parry sticks doesn't increase the damage you do by very much at all, because MA weapons already multi-wield with your fists. So if you have two parry sticks on, you get three attack bars - stick 1, stick 2, fists.

The problem is... your fists hit harder than the sticks do. If you are using two sticks, you hit much less often with your fists... and thus do less damage.

I used a single parry-stick for quite a while and I was outdamaging - not by excessive margins, but still outdamaging - ithaca docs and x-3 docs over the course of a mission.

This is, however, mostly a TL5 weapon choice... you need at least 600 physical init to make it worthwhile, and 900 to get the parry stick to 1/1. You also need to max your 1h blunt skill.