Hi all, just thought I'd get a feel for what you guys think.
I've just crafted Bloodmoon (in preparation for Dual Wielding with my Despair in the bank), and thought I'd try out an Arms spec while I toss around waiting for the patch.
Firstly, this is purely solo / dailies / farming, so any grouping considerations are irrelevant.
I first tried a slight variation on your typical 33/25/3 PvP spec, but I find that with the 3.7 speed of the 2 hander, I wait around too much (I used to be 17/44, so waiting for slow swing timers is something I still haven't gotten used to). So I thought about a 31/30 flurry build - losing the PvP oriented talents, and focussing more on Me Me Me ;-).
Then, something struck me ... I could take 2 pts in BF for the extra damage, or leave the points in flurry ...
Ultimately, it boils down to ... 10% haste (3.145 swing vs 2.775) or 4% extra damage (both proc on crits, so that shouldn't make a difference) ... Hmmm, I think I'm actually starting to answer my own question.
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If your weapon does an average of 100 every 3.1 seconds, increasing the speed to 2.7 seconds would mean the damage dealt per 3.1 seconds would be ~115, right? So that's a 15% increase in DPS compared to the 4% from Blood Frenzy.
Assuming the average damage doesn't go down with a faster swing speed. I don't know if it does.
Edited, Aug 29th 2008 3:21pm by Mazra
Assuming the average damage doesn't go down with a faster swing speed. I don't know if it does.
Edited, Aug 29th 2008 3:21pm by Mazra
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
Mazra wrote:
If your weapon does an average of 100 every 3.1 seconds, increasing the speed to 2.7 seconds would mean the damage dealt per 3.1 seconds would be ~115, right? So that's a 15% increase in DPS compared to the 4% from Blood Frenzy.
Assuming the average damage doesn't go down with a faster swing speed. I don't know if it does.
Assuming the average damage doesn't go down with a faster swing speed. I don't know if it does.
Yes, you're right ... 100 damage every 2.7 seconds = 3.7 damage every 0.1 seconds.
3.7 damage every 0.1 seconds for 3.1 seconds is very much 115 damage. Meaning a DPS increase of 15%.
Thanks, I normally think these calcs through myself - got a bit of brain fade there :-D
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The only other consideration is that Blood Frenzy can be kept up by rending and not having to wait for a crit to proc it. Unless your personal crit rate is low, I doubt BF would catch up to Flurry on the damage charts.
As you mentioned, grouping isn't a consideration. And BF is a group buff. All melee to that target is increased.
As you mentioned, grouping isn't a consideration. And BF is a group buff. All melee to that target is increased.
robertlofthouse wrote:
Firstly, this is purely solo / dailies / farming, so any grouping considerations are irrelevant.
max out flurry. blood frenzy is only truly viable in comparison to 5/5 flurry when you are buffing other sources of physical damage greater than your own in a raid setup. another 4% to your damage done while soloing is... well, pretty much kak.
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