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Worth Switching to Arcane?
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It's been said that dps is not a great measurement to go by and after experiencing several heroics now, I agree. Your dps is going to vary quite a bit depending on the boss, no matter what spec you choose. That said, using a pure AB spam, I usually do between 2.0K-3.0K dps against most bosses in heroics, but it does vary quite a bit. My gear is not as good as yours (3200), but I'm not far behind you.
I also use a frost group/raid build and have been comparing the two. Frost dps in heroics has been smoother, but lower against bosses, 1.8K to 2.4K. Whether frost or arcane, I rarely top the total damage done, that has only happened when everyone in the group has comparable gear. If switching specs was fast and painless for the group, I would use my frost build for all trash because the AoE is superior, I've hit up to 9K dps on some insane pulls by over-zealous tanks. I would switch to arcane for the boss fights because dumping the mana via AB spam has worked pretty well most of the time.
But running random heroics is a run and gun situation. Most groups just blast through the trash and barely pause for the bosses, so there isn't time for switching specs.
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