Quote:It's a bit early to start slinging about terms like incompetent. You are making a huge assumption that crit % will be maintained in the expansion. I'm not at all sure that will be the case.I don't feel it is. Removing the leaked Shadowstrikes was a reactionary measure -> their fans did the math, seeing how good the talent is. Blizzard immediately goes "whoa, if they're this happy, something must be wrong." So they go to change it, and again don't run the math. When can the Rogues expect a change that is mathematically sound the first time, before the players run the numbers themselves?
Also, even Sinister Strike's DPE (damage per energy) goes down with this talent. Since they have 30% less crit, their DPE only goes down by less than a percent, instead of about 1.2%. I can garauntee you I'll be staying above SS's current crit rate with Backstab.
Quote:In addition, missing a BS you are counting on for a CP to keep your cycle operating optimally could hurt you more then 2 dps.No, it doesn't. Since the patch Combat Daggers was easily able to grab 3/3 SnD. This has enough built in slack that the dodged Backstabs are not a concern, really. Low Time on Target is the only thing that prevents me from keeping SnD up.
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