Friday, April 6, 2012

The Idiot Helm

I'm sure this is pretty late into 4.3 to rant about this, but I still want too.
People on my realm, posters on Warrior forums, even saw 8/8H DS Warrior who runs a blog is using this item. I've was whispered by someone and called stupid for still wearing Greathelm of the Voracious Maw instead of The Idiot Helm. I really hate this thing, it's a plague and every class that wasn't designed to wear it, Is wearing it. I don't care if it's cheap, or you're casual, or that it is easy to obtain. You just should not be wearing this if you're a Warrior. The helm out of the Hour of Twilight Instance will hold you over until you can get at least the Raid Finder tier.

Now, in all fairness it seems like I'm hating on this item for no reason. (Or because I am a elitest snob.)
But I'll present logical reasoning as to why that helm is horrible for an Arms Warrior.

Arms Stat Weighs, AKA (Which gives me the most DPS.)
Strength -> 8% Hit -> 26 Expertise -> Critical Strike -> Mastery ->> Haste

Hit and Expertise is Accuracy Stats, They make sure you hit the boss.

Critical Strike allows you have a higher chance to do double damage with abilities, and procs a stacking DoT called Deep Wounds. Mortal Strike crits cause you to Enrage, and when you crit you deal 30% additional damage.

Arms Mastery: More mastery increases the chance to deal extra damage and proc Sudden Death.
These extra strikes can crit, which adds to our Deep Wounds damage.

Haste decreases your white swing timer, and allows you to cast Slam faster...BUT.
Having a 3.6s or 3.8s Weapon Swing time and only having off maybe 0.02 seconds doesn't do a lot.
And Slam already casts at a 0.5 base cast time (Less than a GCD) so there is no need to lower it more.

Logically, If you look at the secondary stats. GotVM will beat TIH.
But what about Strength, it's suppose to be the BEST stat, thanks to reforging, reaching Hit and Expertise caps is a breeze. But the thing about Arms is that Crit is so important that it can even rival strength's value of DPS gain.

- Zelix

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