In defense of gear simulations

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2-05-2011 @ 6:04PM

rayden54 said...

It's the mantra mmo-champion and the official forums (if you're an enhancement shaman anyway).

I don't understand it. Why? All simulators have done is create a whole bunch of people who gear based on a whole bunch of faulty assumptions.

1) Is the fight 100% stand and nuke? How many fights actually are? And how many of those even matter?

2) Are you a machine? In other words, can you do a PERFECT rotation? Anyone?

3) Someone else will do the interrupting. Someone else will do the kiting. You don't need to worry about survival.

Reverberation is a dps loss. Tanks capping hit is a dps loss (what good are interrupts if they miss?). Taking survivability talents is a dps loss. Etc. So many things sim to be a dps loss, but do a heck of a lot more for the group than 1-2% theoretical dps.

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