How does the attack power bonus work?
The attack power bonus is a pure DPS bonus. Roughly 15 points in attack power equals 1 point of DPS bonus…I don’t believe it scales by level. Since it is a DPS bonus, and not a damage bonus, it works in an interesting way. Suppose you have a 20 dps attack power bonus, so roughly 300 attack power. For argument’s sake, lets suppose you have a main-hand weapon which is 1.00 speed with an average damage of 20. For this weapon, 20 dps means 20 damage per per hit. So your average damage in your main hand will go up 20 damage points due to the attack power bonus. Weapon #1: 20 average damage, 1.00 speed = 20 dps +20 average damage = 40 average damage, 40 dps Now let’s say you have another weapon which is 20 dps, but 2.00 speed. So, it’s average damage per swing is 40. For this particular weapon, 20 dps = 40 damage per hit. So in this case, your average damage will go up 40 damage points due to your attack power bonus. Weapon #2: 40 average damage, 2.00 speed = 30 dps +40 average damage = 80
