Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5264386-20130507080920/@comment-1852943-20130516205316

I may be somewhat confused here. Comparing the Divine and Occult upgrade paths, I'm not seeing the advantage to the Divine path. Occult weapons have a higher base physical damage than divine, while retaining the same physical parameter bonus. Occult weapons have a somewhat lower base magic damage with a higher faither parameter bonus. So, this appears to me as, for example a character with STR40/DEX40 and low FAITH20, it appears an occult weapon would still deal more damage than a divine weapon. Comparatively, divine weapons offer lower base physical damage, and the mediocre increase in base magic damage appears to be nerfed by the lower faith parameter bonus.

From a technical standpoint, I may be incorrect; Volknur's testing will surely prove the truth of the matter. But from a user's perspective, with the exception of the divine auxiliary effect's limited use in the catacombs, the occult weapons appear much more tempting.