i know im not trying to get the best dps in the game else i wouldn’t be playing FG my goal is to get a build that does enough to do all content in the game while being tough enough to withstand high arena waves so ill be playing around until i find a good balance… i like finding underdog builds and trying to make them work somehow … might happen , might not … but ill keep trying until im sure i went around trying everything 
basicaly my fun is trying to find that one combo everyone overlooked xD
then again forge strike might not be a possible top arena / mono runner but i won’t know that for sure until ive tried every possible setup/stats/skills etc. im just getting an idea of how much people do to figure out (since i dont like to play mainstream builds) how much is good damage and see if i can somehow find a way to push it until it performs on par with those best build like rive
i tend to watch softcore ladders and if i see some spec isnt up there (Forge guard, shaman etc) then ill want to try to make a build see if i can figure out the secrets to making em strong enough to compete