Originally Posted by
L Kebess
Hi there,
Indeed, choosing between ER and IV can sure be a bit tricky. I haven't seen any encounter that clearly benefits one more than the other, though.
With that said, many people don't value the additional HoT form Enraged Regeneration, as they consider it to be too low... you won't find any more specific reason than that however, ; )
Whereas others, I included, find it to be high enough to actually matter as a panic button, or to support another defensive CD with the 5 sec HoT.
ER sure needs you to be Enrage, as spending 60 Rage on it, is absolutely out of the question in most cases. But that isn't really an issue, with a proper use of Shield Block, you'll be enrage often enough. And Berserker Rage can also be kept aside for it, if you'll be using it soon.
IV usage restrictions aren't negligible neither. e.g.: you'll always need some Rage to use it, and if for some reason you can't be in melee range, because of an AoE on the ground, or you're kiting, or whatever, it automatically becomes unusable. And the fact that it requires a GCD can also be annoying in a moment of stress.
With that said, it also has a shorter CD, and thus can be use twice as much, which will surely have some benefit when frequent self-healing really matter.
ER is really best used as a panic Button, thus, while IV will be more interesting if your personal self-healing really matters frequently. But yeah, the difference isn't much at all.