2.0x Warrior Hybrid builds

[lemekim]

However, in the builds I outlined, the 2H case allows Anger management, which is 0.4 rage per second (1 rage per tick... 2.5 seconds). When you add that in, the 2H case is actually higher rage per second, which is why the DW case had more white DPS but similar RPS (or lower overall rage generation efficiency).

So yes, while in a vacuum DW is slightly more rage per DPS, the Arms build allows anger management, by far the single best rage generation talent a warrior has. That should help balance some of the discrepancy... in this case it tips the efficiency to favor the 2H in terms of RPS per DPS.

Keep in mind that what is live on the test realms is something that Kalgan has noted is not right. Crits are giving too little rage and off hand hits are giving too much rage. Using the PTR may not be the most accurate, as DW should see a significant amount of rage lost on the next PTR patch.

The rage benefit for dualwielding is not really a percent, it's more of a flat number, independent of your DPS, only variable with your +hit. The higher +hit, the higher the flat rage per second bonus is.

The formula is *roughly*

rage per second (2h) = ( 1.25 + DPS/61.5 ) * miss rate
rage per second (DW) = ( 1.875 + total_DPS/61.5) * miss rate

Talents really should not be considered here at all, neither 5% damage increase to 2-handers, nor 10% damage boost for Protection spec. You say Anger Management is passive rage generation, yet unbridled wrath also can provide close to 0.1 RPS increase for each point, giving 0.4 RPS overall approximately. Sure, Anger management is just 1 point, but honestly, you have to chose some pretty mediocre talents to get there. And Focused Rage is just as good, saving 1 rage per point on all your offensive moves. I won't even mention dual-wield specialization and what it does for DW builds.

All specs have some good skills that help either damage or rage generation. There is no reason why you can't use Anger Management while dual wielding. So really, you shouldn't include them in the direct comparison, but you rather have to look at them afterward, and decide whether certain benefits of one spec provide significant advantage over others for *you*.