No, by 'bearing' I mean an environment that requires proper stat allocation, and not just the ability to not be completely retarded. To max out damage, or ANYTHING, in raiding requires a careful approach to analyzing current stats and picking and choosing what you need to maximize efficiency. Hell, for most classes hit rating (spell OR melee) can go right out the window prior to raiding and you honestly won't notice much of a difference. I could drop down to about 30 hit rating, spec fury, and still rock meters in 5 mans. If I were to do the same inside of a raid, with hit rating that low, I'd get punted down below the tanks on damage.
This isn't me being elitist right now, even though I am elitist. This is me just saying that the level of content you are discussing, and the level of content they are discussing hold no bearing whatsoever on one another. The only reason I brought up the level of content in the first place is because YOU brought up meters in a level of content that doesn't apply to the discussion at hand. Guess what? I've topped meters in BGs and regular 5 mans as prot spec. Does that mean prot is a viable DPS spec? No, it means the people I played with were bad, as is often the case at that level of progression. That isn't to say demo is THAT bad, because I do play with good demo locks. What it DOES say is that your point is moot until you get to test your spec out in T5 content.
Jenova, I wasn't really trying to compare the two, I was just commenting on the warriors themselves since you had said you didn't have anyone around at the time to do it for you. :D I'm prot anyways, so I don't even come CLOSE to locks, but I had my fury days, so I'm aware of the stats needed. Our DPS output is in many ways reliant upon the threat the tank puts out. With our recent buffs though (10% less threat in zerker stance), if we have a good tank and a shaman that can totem weave, we can put out amazingly solid DPS. Perhaps not in ALL cases as much as locks, but we can often outpace the other classes. RPZip comes to mind, just in this community by itself. In most cases though, you're right. It's difficult to compare the two because locks have a threat dump, and as such will do more damage in most cases.
It's still bad news bears either way Oaken. All I'm saying is he could be better. Arguing a bad spec and bad gearing with that kind of reasoning is pretty circular logic. We had a discussion about this in the warrior forums last week about a guy who specced out of imp. zerker stance so he didn't get 10% reduced threat, but then also specced out of key damage abilities. So he made up for creating more threat by doing crappy damage. Lol. He needs to spec properly and either just learn to watch his threat, or honestly just get a better tank. I might armory your tank later, though I probably won't comment on him, for good or bad. Fury is one thing, people tend to take knocks on their tanks far more personally. :P
Edited, Jan 31st 2008 6:07pm by FletusSanguine
