The thing is, when you say this or that is the equivalent of missing talents or enchants or gems, you're comparing that to a perfect cycle... which no one has. There's a tiny bit of lag, or you blink at the wrong time, or just plain misclick.

I get your point, but I would like to say that the reason we NEED to make sure our gear and spec is in impeccable condition is BECAUSE people wll make mistakes or have slightly imperfect cycles. The augments help close the gap between our fudge ups. :)

Sure if you're routinely firing your shots wrong, or prioritizing the wrong shot, or not aspect dancing, then yes your DPS will falter more than if you're missing a gem or two. A good example is on my ele shammy... earth shocking at 3 stacks instead of 9 was a DPS loss of a few thousand. But if you've got a sightly imperfect cycle (and we all do... even world first guilds though theirs are definitely better than mine) having gems is certainly a DPS gain over not.

Your article clearly highlights just how much every little bit helps :)

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