Can confirm , it looks like gear isn't being taken into effect with WS's atm, or if it is , it's being calcuated at an extremely reduced rate.
with gear --> 402 - 368 - 316 - 324 - 392 - 277 - 306 - 286 - 288 without gear ---> 319 - 250 - 222 - 240 -292 - 310 - 308 - 273 - 262 - 297
Test WS : Tachi: Gekko , test mob , Too weak to be worthwhile , Test weapon , Wooden katana (Rare ex from the buffalo event) 1 damage , level 1 GK
Test ws gear , Haub , sword belt +1 , amamet mantle +1 , enki's braclets , +4 str rings , +5 attack earrings , + peacock charm , mythril grip +1 , royal knights breeches.
Without gear -- > naked with a sword.
Yikes fellers
Completely ignoring the fact that your post / small sample size shows that gear is actually having an impact, you are aware how a ws like Gekko and works and why it is good right?
Half of the items wouldn't have an impact anyway on a mob of that level and the others aren't going to add anything crazy like an extra 500 extra considering most things are capped.
Also from what I've seen it works like other multi-hits now based on soloing some lolibri on my pup after the patch earlier this month. if you use a multihit ws on a bunny with 1 hp, your first hit will land and the bunny will die. You don't continue beating a dead horse. Pretty obvious with something like Raging Fists.