AAM - Today at 8:58 PM
is there a definite answer whether demon blades is better than getting prepared? so many conflicting statements flowing around? sorry if this has been answered million times
Pawkets - Today at 9:13 PM
there is a definite answer but it doesn't consist of "x>y"
demon blades is slightly better or at least equal if you use blur offensively as much as possible
the more crit you have, the better it gets
but, that's for long encounters
in dungeons you will not be able to reach maximum momentum uptime anyway
not in combat for long enough at a time and there's stretches of time between combat no matter how fast you are
Martin - Today at 9:16 PM
Just wondering, i got a sephuz's secret... is it worth it to drop master of the glaive for unleashed power for heroics/mythic dungeons  considering haste seems to be the worst stat?
Pawkets - Today at 9:16 PM
so maybe demon blades is better because the loss in momentum uptime isnt really felt the way it is in raids
on the other hand, you have to deal with super unreliable fury generation
which means using eye beam when you want to can be a royal pain in the ass
and when packs can last seconds with how much damage we do that is not a small problem
wordup - Today at 9:17 PM
yeah I agree, a definitive answer on one > other is very hard to quantify given that different fight durations and archetypes are at play
which dungeons dilute a lot
Pawkets - Today at 9:18 PM
basically try both, they both have merit
prepared also has its problem of getting the buff reliably with how small some monsters are can be a pita
wordup - Today at 9:18 PM
they both have as many downsides as upsides in dungeons
so it's almost to the point where preference reigns
Lanyx - Today at 9:19 PM
but you'll use vengeful reatreat anyway doesn't matter if prepared or not
in case you'r playin' momentum which u should
wordup - Today at 9:19 PM
yes, but you'll do it less frequently without prepared
Jinivus - Today at 9:19 PM
Definitely finding the same. DB/Nemisis to come out on top myself on both short and long fight Sims at least with my gear(47% Crit)
Pawkets - Today at 9:19 PM
no, that's not the problem at all
reread what I said
you always get momentum when you use VR
with prepared you only get the buff when its AoE hits something
and its AoE radius is 5 yards
so if you dont take prepared, you have the liberty to run out a little more not caring about whether VR hits
in order to minimize lost GCDs
but with prepared, you can't because getting the prepared buff is more important
Lanyx - Today at 9:21 PM
sure, but in boss fights that won't happen (incase you'r not retarded)
AAM - Today at 9:21 PM
alright, well thanks for the constructive answers, right now I'm only basing this on my 5 man runs, where there definitely is a lot of downtime, and keeping momentum up as much as possible is a bit of a challenge itself
wordup - Today at 9:21 PM
that's fair, I haven't ran into that as much vs. trying to minimise the jump distance on the smaller dungeon hitboxes but the radius makes sense
Pawkets - Today at 9:22 PM
okay but trash is like 75% of the dungeon?
AAM - Today at 9:22 PM
true
Pawkets - Today at 9:22 PM
and every time you dont get the prepared buff your talent is a dead talent
so if you do that a lot, it is definitely worse than demon blades
AAM - Today at 9:23 PM
I've tried both, and definitely more used to demon blades, but the general assumption would be that the more crit you have, the stronger demon's blades becomes as a T2 talent choice
Lanyx - Today at 9:23 PM
keeping momentum up in trash isn't really that neccesary, just need to buff the right abilitys and you'r fine mostly. will change with mythic+10 or so
AAM - Today at 9:24 PM
I feel like they could have made the momentum buff last a bit more, 4 sec seems a bit limited
wordup - Today at 9:24 PM
I don't see how it isn't necessary to optimise your short term damage buff that interacts so well with burst AoE in trash
Pawkets - Today at 9:24 PM
I dont even understand what you're arguing, we're talking about which talent is better not whether or not you need prepared to clear a dungeon
Prepared constrains the way you can use VR. If you have to VR closer to the mob in order to activate the talent, then that means you could easily be losing 2-5% more GCDs than if you had demon blades and just VRd from further away
in the context of talent balance that is not a small consideration
Lanyx - Today at 9:27 PM
You'r right, but it won't happen in Raidboss Fights that you miss prepared.
5 Dungs is different of course