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Post by
twsX
For almost 2000 base SP, 3400 DPS does sound a little low. :(
I can't help you with the arcane spec though.
What i can tell you is that i myself, with an FB spec (which is, mathematically, the strongest raid spec at this point) i easily pull 4500 DPS, and i have similar gear to you (no ulduar stuff, but some better things where you have PvP stuff).
And of course, if there's a PvP item that's better than your current thing, go for it.
If you're not sure,
Rawr
can be a great tool to clear things up.
Post by
Achloryn
the problem with pvp gear is that they don't have a whole lot of intel, they have NO spirit, and they usually don't have a lot of haste. One thing that I can tell you is probably gimping your dps some is the fact that you have no t7/7.5 bonus. the extra mana from a mana gem is wonderful for arcane, and the fact that it grants you 225 extra spell power is nothing to laugh at either. Granted the gear you have may or may not be better than some of the tier pieces, but that bonus really goes a long way for arcane's longevity.. and longevity is everything for arcane.. if you're out of mana and your evocation and mana gem are down... you're stuck wanding and that will kill your damage done.
Now, here's the
real
question. When you say you're doing 3400 dps, is that what you are pulling on bosses, or is that over the course of a full raid? If it's over the course of the full raid, i would say it's really not that bad, since our AoEs are gonna be weaker than a fire, frost, or frostfire mage. I wouldn't sweat that too much..
My gear is... comparable to yours (we have around the same amount of SP anyway) and thru uld. 10 last night (downed hodir) I was pulling around 3.4-3.6k dps... However on bosses I was consistently pumping out 4.5k or more (about 7k on hodir, 6k when the heart was down on XT cause we were going for hard mode, and 5.3-5.5k on iron council cause everytime there was a rune in range of the boss, i was in it.. AND i was on spellsteal duty).
that's really the way you need to look at numbers. If I were you, I would set recount to only save the numbers for boss encounters and see what you're averaging out on boss fights. If it's the trash that's bringing your dps down, I wouldn't worry too much about it... that's part of the downfall of arcane.. our AOEs just aren't as powerful
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