[Aransu Weapon (PVE) VS Ascendant Weapon (PVP)]

17 hours ago, Grimoir said:

1st of all: AP on weapon doesnt mean much, its more about the effects it gives.

2nd: The high burst damage comes from elemental damage and not the weapon attack power cause there is no elemental defense and the damage goes thru crit defense anyway

3rd: You need the new Ivory shields and good upgraded gear to not die against other people of the same gear level as you.

 

The weapon isnt the issue its the factors around it that are

^ this is correct.  The AP on the weapon is a very minor issue in 6v6.  The bigger issue is the weapon proc and buff effects from your gear.  I'd much rather face a stage 9 raven than a stage 6 ascendant.  The ascendant will be the better weapon in 6v6. 

 

It also depends on when your buffs proc.  I use stage 6 ascendant and 8 piece beluga SS set, and when both weapon and SS buffs are up, it is extremely nice defense.  But if the buffs are down and a sin with his true transcendent soul proc active hits me with mine toss, I'm still going to be one-shotted.  So sometimes it comes down to luck with the timing of your buff procs and the attacks against you.

 

With that said, I'm a little surprised that BnS increased the PvE weapons another 6 stages without doing anything to the PvP weapons.  Usually the PvP weapon increases track with the increases to the PvE weapons, and stay just 3 stages below the max PvE weapon cap.