I guess i dont understand the responses of "i do XX dps.. go look if you dont believe me"
good for you, seriously. go pull 7k dps with blues and ilvl 200 gear.. not gonna happen, i don't care how bad ass you think you are.
better gear..... does not mean better skill..
such a hard concept to get in this game. i mean come on.. i can tool my way through heroics every day and be in all 226 gear, and if i cant do 3k DPS with my eyes closed in all 226 gear then we have something to talk about.
but OP is talking about new DKs with blues, maybe some greens and an epic or 2 if they are lucky.. why post on this subject about your bad ass dps and links to your armory page with conquest and triumph gear. need an epeen boost maybe?
anyway, good info OP, personally i leveled up blood, and my dps did suck for a while until i was close to 2000 gear score. never personally liked unholy spec at all.
but you are right, unholy is the least gear dependent spec and solid dps for low gear scores.