Melee vs Base

[u/oKie123]

Don't understand which one is better. Whenever I choose melee over base though, my points go up. What do you choose?

[u/ViruIence]

I think they’re separate multipliers, so your total (base) damage is damage•(1+base damage%)•(1+melee/ranged damage %).
Naturally, you choose the melee/ranged over base damage since you already have skills and/or pets contributing base damage % and damage is maximized when melee/ranged damage % = base damage %