Damage per second vs damage on wep

[hmmstuff 0]

Im confused, for example :

http://db.vanillagaming.org/?item=22347

vs

http://db.vanillagaming.org/?item=19107

 

both show same damage but have different DPS. Or, http://db.vanillagaming.org/?item=2100 has .3 DPS more than http://db.vanillagaming.org/?item=17717 even though its damage its way lower. What should I be looking at when equipping a weapon, damage or DPS?

[meridaw 11]

When your leveling hunter just go for the one giving most dps. That changes later at 60, when you can spam aimed shots. Then you need a slower weapons i think, so you dont clip your auto shots and get good aimed shot damage.

[Undertanker 88]

For raids 2.9-3.2 speed weapon with highest top end damage possible.

While on paper when leveling some think speed doesn't matter, you want again, slow and strong.

Reason being is you will have a much stronger opener, you will do more damage per stop-n-pop when kiting, and provide more burst in PVP.

I would only. Use a fast high dps ranged weapon as a Hunter when farming things much lower level than you running lowbies through instances.