[MHWβ] All Melee Weapons' Combo DPS Comparison Compilation w/ Additions
PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!
NOTICE: This is not meant for comparing weapons against each other, this is meant for showcasing what the strongest combos of each weapon are.
METHODOLOGY: The startup time is accounted for by stopping the timing on the frame of the first hit of the second loop, without counting it's damage. The values from this methodology would be comparable between weapon types if the weapons used had the same true raw (which they don't) and no properties unique to different weapon types (shelling, phials, etc.).
I don't want to make a comparison between weapon types, as I only wanted to figure out the best DPS combo for any given weapon type, not to figure out the best DPS weapon type, as this methodology cannot test that, even if I wanted to (which I don't).
If you want to know how weapon types perform compared to others, look up speedkill times, as that will be far more representative of relative strength than any video like mine could be.
MISTAKES: Thanks to Malurth for pointing this out: I forgot to include amped state for the two Morph combos at the end of the SA section, which would have made the Morph Spam 25.75 DPS, and the Fade Morph one 28.9
TIMESTAMPS (thanks to Scorptice for saving me the trouble):
0:00 Hammer
0:43 Long Sword
2:55 Switch Axe
5:01 Great Sword
7:07 Hunting Horn
8:32 Dual Blades
9:52 Gunlance
11:08 Lance
12:23 Sword and Shield
14:04 Charge Blade
16:04 Insect Glaive
Finally done. Frame-perfect editing: never again.
I couldn't figure out what to do for the music so I didn't do anything.