2h DPS or D/W DPS for KaraFollow

So I'm in a small guild that only runs one Kara group per week. I'm getting a little upset because for whatever reason, my warrior is getting left out of Kara runs. I tried to position myself as the OT with my 35/5/21 build, but either someone signs up before me or I just have bad luck and don't get to go.

I never saw myself going past the first 4 bosses because due to gear and spec I would become a liability, and our MT still needed a bunch of items, so I typically took my rogue instead. But now I really want to gear up my warrior, and I'm thinking of speccing for DPS to make sure I get into runs. So I've spent the past couple weeks picking up some DPS gear so that I have the option to go DPS and still be effective. The problem is, I don't really know which way I'd be most effective. Should I go 31/30 2h DPS, or 17/44 D/W DPS?

You can check my sig for armory. I'm in Battle Stance with my 2h DPS gear on (note that I have Poleaxe Spec for the extra crit). For D/W, I have a Reflex Blades from Arc and Blackout Truncheon from SL sitting in the bank (which I would put Potency on if I go D/W). I also still have my Helm of Second Sight if the 13 extra +hit makes it better for D/W. I'd also be putting the DPS patch on my Legguards of the Shattered Hand.

I don't have a preference for playstyle, as I enjoy them both. So my question to you DPS warriors is: Which way should I go to be most effective?

Thanks in advance,
Camel

like jim said, felsteel whisper knives and precision should make your +hit viable for d/w fury. my concern is, will you be putting out enough dps? i had to have at least my current dps gear set to put out dps and total damage output comparable to one of our fire mages in regular slabs, and that was with blessing of salvation cast on me. i can't remember whether or not i had to offtank at all during that run, but i did spam rexecutes on the bosses, so that should more than make up for any dps i lost offtanking.

i have my tanking set on atm, but just to keep things short i have 1694 AP unbuffed in my dps set, and just under 8% hit. i was on add duty recently in regular BM, and i outdid a lock with mostly epics on total damage by 1-200k. i think you're going to have to upgrade your mainhand to something on the level of the planar edge or the mace and your offhand to one of the epics on xordon's loot list.

Just remember baseline stats at 70 are 25% crit, 1400 AP, and 10% hit in battle stance for you to be "viable" dps. You probably won't be topping the charts but you won't be a liability.

Also you don't really need to have any points in prot to be an off tank granted that you have a solid tanking set. 12k hp, 490 defense, 30% dodge+parry. You can OT just fine with those stats and not a single point in prot.

Again, thanks for the replies.

Jim,

Those were defnitely the stats I was shooting for. It looks like I may come up a hair short on the crit, but if I resocket a couple things I can probably get there. I'll be well over the AP mark, but miss the 10% +hit, unless that's with the 3% from precision.

I've got a decent tanking set, so I may give this a go.


Imtar,

I've got the point to pick up an OH weapon, but I was saving them for the shield. Although I may reconsider.

Thanks again,
Camel

Sorry for being dense, but you mean 10% from gear +3% from precision = +13% overall +hit as opposed to 7% from gear and 3% from precision right?

I'm used to the rogue forums where most of the discussions assume that you have the 5% to hit from talents.

-Camel

Thanks russki. I should be able to get to 25% crit and close to 1600 AP unbuffed, but I'll definitely be short of the 15% hit. I'll be down somewhere in the 12% range. I've socketed my gear pretty much exclusively for Crit and Strength at the advice of the PvE DPS FAQ.

If I do go DPS, I'll probably start with the 2 hander, since I think my gear lends itself to that spec a little better now. I'll switch to D/W when I can pick up a vindicator's brand or an arena weapon.

Thanks for all the useful info guys.

-Camel