1st Spire versus 2nd Spire

[Zorthaz]

I see some people use 1st spire in their burns and I normally use 2nd spire.  I decided to do some testing on the guild dummy.  Here is some simple math on 2nd spire:

37500 DMG proc for max 16 strikes = 37500 x 16 = 600,000 total dmg

I parsed 1st Spire at 1,500 DPS increase in burn and non burn situation.

1,500 x 90 sec = 135,000 dmg

600,000 > 135,000 so other then a spell immune mob, why would you use 1st spire?  Am I missing something magical here?

-Z-

[Zunar]

You're missing one thing I think.
2nd spire doesn't have a hit count limit.
You're thinking of the bp clickies I think :)
2nd spire ftw.

[Zorthaz]

I am going to have to parse 2nd Spire to see how many procs you get in 90 seconds.  I also saw the duration is actually 90 seconds for both first and second Spire.  90 sec  x 1,500 DPS = 135,000 dmg.  It would only take 4 procs of second Spire to out damage 1st Spire.

-Z-

[Zorthaz]

I ran 2 quick 90 second parses with Spire 2 running and got exactly 10 procs on both runs.

10 procs x 37,500 dmg/proc = 375,000 dmg

375,000 > 135,000 dmg  It still looks like spire 2 is the winner.

-Z-