AP Scaling and other DPS changes to the Warrior going up to PTS

[Dire]

Parses with live gear 600 PA

38para/22cha/6 rb para crystal
Riptide Bludgeon; 49.8dps
Flamesickle; 46.4dps
1277 AP
1054 CR
Time: 05:02 Ally DPS: 1904 Muntwo :1904
finisher:
1: sli - ib - fb - ib,
2: sli - shifting - RH

... and there goes the last of the oGCD based specs.

Welcome to the age of slow motion.

I wonder if they are trying to make sure everyone's equally unhappy with the state of the calling. If so it's going to be an overwhelming success.

[wraithh]

Parses with live gear 600 PA

38para/22cha/6 rb para crystal
Riptide Bludgeon; 49.8dps
Flamesickle; 46.4dps
1277 AP
1054 CR
Time: 05:02 Ally DPS: 1904 Muntwo :1904
finisher:
1: sli - ib - fb - ib,
2: sli - shifting - RH

That....cannot be right. I'm going to go check my test character now.

[Kwerd]

That....cannot be right. I'm going to go check my test character now.

yea that looks way too low

[Dire]

That....cannot be right. I'm going to go check my test character now.

There was a (yet another) recent IB nerf and this spec has no EB to prop it up. I hope you're right but not really holding my breath - the way things have been handled thus far it wouldn't surprise me at all if this was the result.

[wraithh]

That....cannot be right. I'm going to go check my test character now.

Time 03:16 DPS 2742

Doilin's Royal Blade 46.4 dps MH, Rolling Thunder 46.4 DPS OH
1283 AP / 1059 crit
No Golem Inductor
Paragon Crystal

(note that counts some runaway from the dummy time, I was at about 2800 or so)

[Dire]

Time 03:16 DPS 2742

Doilin's Royal Blade 46.4 dps MH, Rolling Thunder 46.4 DPS OH
1283 AP / 1059 crit
No Golem Inductor
Paragon Crystal

(note that counts some runaway from the dummy time, I was at about 2800 or so)

So the previous poster's parse/rotation/whatever was messed up then?

That's a relief, thank you for checking.

[wraithh]

So the previous poster's parse/rotation/whatever was messed up then?

That's a relief, thank you for checking.

Since he had a Riptide I think he typo'd a 2 to 1.

2904 --> 1904

[LocoOne]

aye it seems i have messed up the rotation big time sincerely apoligies:
same stats as before
38para/22cha/6rb
Time: 05:03 Ally DPS: 2583 Muntwo :2583

forgot whetstones -.-

[wraithh]

aye it seems i have messed up the rotation big time sincerely apoligies:
same stats as before
38para/22cha/6rb
Time: 05:03 Ally DPS: 2583 Muntwo :2583

forgot whetstones -.-

Ah awesome, glad that got cleared up. Much more reasonable numbers in line with the other parses.

[Pyrodude78]

Take shifting blades off the global cooldown!

[Pajac1]

Just did a round of parsing, it was all solo buffed with Tablet + Cake + 40 vial + either oilstones or 2x exquisite whetstones.

61,000 PA. Capped on all dps T1 and T2 nodes: (all dex, str, axe, polearm, ranged).
Challenge of Rivals trinket for all parses.

Dual Wield:
Unbuffed DW Stats: 1263 AP / 1065 Crit
Weapons: 2x Ocean's Fury (darktide Axes)

38/22/6 with Paragon Crystal

(03:07) 38/22/6: 2901 Exx-Rising Waterfall-3577 | Exx | 2901

44/22/0 with Paragon Crystal

(03:07) 44/22/0: 2960 Exx-Reaping Harvest-5367 | Exx | 2960

Thoughts:

Both rotations flow very well. Still a bit ahead of 2h specs, nerf to deadly grace would put them both at a perfect spot with 2H, or just raise the 2H specs somehow by 200ish.

2 Handed:
Unbuffed 2H Stats: 1276 AP / 1028 Crit
Weapon: Kraken

40CH/26BM with BM crystal

(03:04) 40CH/26BM: 2812 Exx-Tearing Slash-3749 | Exx | 2812

51CH/15RB/0BM with BM crystal

(03:10) 51CH/15RB: 2752 Exx-Disruptive Strike-4041 | Exx | 2752

43RB/23CH/0w/e with RB crystal

(03:12) 43RB/23CH: 2896 Exx-Rift Strike-4024 | Exx | 2896

Thoughts:
All lower than DW while using a Kraken and only epic 1handers, either nerf deadly grace or raise these somehow. They're almost all well within each other with the 51 CH just lacking a bit. 40CH/26BM rotation prolly smoothest of them all, other 2 can be questionable with EB/IB/Disruptive/Rift Storm all having different cooldowns and no real nice fit.

I can provide rotations I used if anyone will be curious enough but honestly, it's looking pretty good so far imo.

Edit:
1) I did NOT use enraged essence in the 40CH/26BM spec to not skew the parse upwards. I did use the 2 bonds tho (prolly shouldn't have even used those)
2) Even though 44/22 came up higher over 38/22/6, I'd imagine 38/22/6 would outparse it in a raid setting.

[paper]

Sorry all, but I am not even getting close to 2hand as to what I am getting with dual wield.

http://i.imgur.com/TP5oP.png

States are 1397/1064 ap/crit. Using my HK gear + 2 fangs.

[LocoOne]

All in all most spec are closing the cap to each other, will need some raid parses to see which 1 scales the best.

Expect the 38para/22cha/6rb to come out ahead (i know my parses shows otherwise but i'm obviously bad at that spec ^^)

Wish we could get a EU test shard.

[paper]

All in all most spec are closing the cap to each other, will need some raid parses to see which 1 scales the best.

Expect the 38para/22cha/6rb to come out ahead (i know my parses shows otherwise but i'm obviously bad at that spec ^^)

Wish we could get a EU test shard.

I'd put money on 38/22/6 scaling the best from raid buffs. 4 rw that scale well from ap, 3 finishers and 8 wotws per rotation.

[Atrius]

A couple of further changes.

1) Destroyer's Bearing once again can trigger off Elemental Finishers, however only at 25% chance.

2) Destroyer's Bearing now gives a further bonus to the damage of Physical Finishers.

This is an effort to pull 2H DPS up slightly.