So, I looked up warriors with a large number of PKs, counting only current characters. There are eight with 40+, then a bigger dropoff before you get to #9.

Precisely one is a dagger spec. The breakdown (15 total, since one is under 40): 5 sword, 3 HTH, 2 axe, 2 whip/flail, 1 mace, 1 spear/staff, 1 dagger, 0 polearm.

So it's hard to make the case that an elite cadre of dagger specs are taking over. Of those eight, four are DEX-y builds, four are low DEX. One dagger spec is dishing out a lot of hurt, but his overall stats are similar to the top guy with a power build. The composite PK number of the four DEX-y guys are very similar to the composite PK numbers of the four STR-y guys.

Dagger spec is becoming a more popular pick (only for DEX-y builds), which certainly can be the result of player perception, but it certainly doesn't look like it's distorting the field of play.

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