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Me: “Hello, may I speak to Mr. ***?”

Wife: “He’s in the shower, may I ask what this is about?”

Me: “I’m just calling to find out if he would like to renew a magazine
subscription.”

Wife: “What magazine?”

Me: “Playboy, ma’am.”

Wife: “Just a second.”

(I can hear the shower in the background.)

Wife: *sweet voice* “Honey! Someone is calling to see if you
want to renew a magazine.”

Husband: “Which one?”

Wife: *slightly homicidal voice* “Playboy…”

Husband: “Uh…no, I don’t think I’ll renew that.”

(The wife picks up phone again; her sweet voice is back.)

Wife: “No, thank you. I don’t think we’ll be needing that one
anymore!”

So looking at the list of gear I can get, I kinda think I've reached the best I could do in 3.2 without resorting to pugging 25 mans or hard modes.   Or going back to old boring instances for minor upgrades.   Anyways posting up a list...

Stats Weights:

• MP5 = 1.89
• Intellect = 1.46
• Spell Power = 0.95
• Crit Rating = 0.62
• Haste Rating = 0.59

Helm:  [47681] - Guess this is BiS since 258 is impossible, doesn't seem too big a diff.

• [48582] +17.03 (Tribute 25)

Neck:  [Symbol of Redemption] - Maybe a bit of an upgrade if I try pugging ToC 25, minor upgrades below that, prob impossible upgrades above

• [47144]  +62.7 (Twins 25 Hard)
• [47930] +53.0 (Jaraxxus 10 Hard)
• [Charm of Meticulous Timing] +31.04 (XT 25 Hard)
• [Wail of the Val'kyr]  +14.97 (Twins 25)
• [Life-Binder's Locket] +12.99 (Saph/Maly 25)
• [Pendant of Somber Witness] +7.85 (Algalon 10)
• [Pendant of Binding Elements] +5.44 (Jaraxxus 10)

Shoulders:  [Mantle of the Groundbreaker] - Another BiS, 258 don't seem like a huge upgrade anyways

• [48580] +16.0 (Tribute 25)

Cloak:  [Cloak of Averted Crisis] - Could def use a new cloak, but most are sidegrades unless pugging something 25 man.   Guess I can gun for Ony, maybe ToC25.

• [Jaina's Radiance] +127.69 (Tribute 25)
• [47238] +110.37 (Anub 25 Hard)
• [Drape of Bitter Incantation] +91.88 (Tribute 10)
• [Drape of the Sullen Goddess] +66.78 (Freya 25 Hard)
• [Maiden's Favor] +64.59 (Anub 25)
• [Flowing Sapphiron Drape] +31.51 (Ony 25)
• [Shroud of Alteration] +23.1 (Ulduar 25)
• [Pennant Cloak] +19.02 (Sarth 2D)
• [Fluttering Sapphiron Drape] +6.09 (Ony 10)
• [Relentless Gladiator's Cloak of Salvation] +5.9 (Arena)
• [Cloak of the Dying] +2.86 (Kel'thuzad 10)

Chest:  [Sunforged Breastplate] - BiS now, no way getting those other chests

• [47486] +61.07 (Anub 25 Hard)
• [48584] +40.08 (Tribute 25)
• [47471] +17.24 (Twins 25 Hard)

Bracers:  [Sunforged Bracers] - Same as the above

• [47441] +43.18 (Jaraxxus 25 Hard)
• [47098] +40.54 (Faction Champs 25 Hard)

Gloves:  [Gloves of the Azure Prophet] - Couple of sidegradish items I guess maybe, or a trophy

• [48583] +75.63 (Tribute 25)
• [47236] +63.42 (Anub 25 Hard)
• [47961] +47.41 (Twins 10 Hard)
• [Turalyon's Gloves of Triumph] +36.18 (ToC 25)
• [Pharos Gloves] +25.04 (Algalon 25)
• [Gloves of the Lifeless Touch] +11.49 (Anub 25)
• [Turalyon's Gloves of Conquest] +1.9 (30 Triumph / 0.06)

Belts:  [Plate Girdle of Righteousness] - Could craft a sidegrade, but prob won't bother since already crafted something.  Otherwise another ToC25 thing.

• [46991] +113.31 (Northrend Beasts 25 Hard)
• [47207] +100.45 (Anub 25 Hard)
• [Belt of the Forgotten Martyr] +48.89 (Anub 25)
• [Belt of the Ice Burrower] +44.15 (Northrend Beasts 25)
• [47932] +39.84 (Jaraxxus 10 Hard)
• [47924] +9.38 (Northrend Beasts 10 Hard)
• [45554] +1.22 (6 Runed Orbs / 0.20)

Legs:  [Legplates of the Immortal Spider] - Sidegradish with the conquest, or ToC25 again

• [47087] +117.93 (Faction Champs 25 Hard)
• [48581] +110.17 (Tribute 25)
• [47479] +87.68 (Anub 25 Hard)
• [47440] +87.02 (Jaraxxus 25 Hard)
• [Turalyon's Greaves of Triumph] +53.92 (ToC 25)
• [Legguards of Concealed Hatred] +49.19 (Faction Champs 25)
• [47976] +48.14 (Anub 10 Hard)
• [47057] +21.34 (Jaraxxus 25)
• [Legwraps of the Awakening] +19.35 (Anub 25)
• [Turalyon's Greaves of Conquest] +5.89 (50 Triumph / 0.12)

Boots:  [Lightning Grounded Boots] - ToC 25 yet again

• [47099] +70.82 (Faction Champs 25 Hard)
• [47424] +69.19 (Northrend Beasts 25 Hard)
• [49238] +52.87 (Jaraxxus 10 Hard)
• [Planewalker Treads] +31.8 (Algalon 25)
• [Sabatons of the Courageous] +17.2 (Northrend Beasts 25)
• [47090] +17.2 (Faction Champs 25)
• [Treads of the False Oracle] +8.44 (Yogg 25 Hard)
• [Boots of Tortured Space] +6.64 (Jaraxxus 10)

Rings:  [Renewal of Life], [Heartmender Circle] - Def need a new ring, maybe only Ulduar/ToC 25 are worth gunning for.

• [47439] +117.74 (Jaraxxus 25 Hard)
• [Starshine Circle] +68.41 (Algalon 25)
• [Circle of the Darkmender] +66.41 (Jaraxxus 25)
• [Fire Orchid Signet] +48.77 (Freya 10 Hard)
• [Starshine Signet] +40.81 (Algalon 10)
• [Nebula Band] +24.65 (Algalon 10)
• [Ring of the Faithful Servant] +17.77 (Auriaya 25)
• [Sanity's Bond] +17.53 (Yogg 25)
• [Radiant Seal] +13.19 (Ulduar 25)
• [Signet of Manifested Pain] +11.91 (Kel'thuzad 25)
• [Seized Beauty] +5.32 (Naxx 25)
• [Etched Signet of the Kirin Tor] +4.19 (8400g)
• [Pyrelight Circle] +1.67 (Ignis 25)

Trinkets:  [44255], [Talisman of Resurgence] - Sure the Kologarn trinket is a weird choice with useless spirit and all, but it seems to be a decent choice for mana efficiency with heal spamming be equiv to 100-200mp5 depending on your cast rate.   Still prob much better for other classes, but just not completely terrible for pallies.

• [47432] +194.88 (Jaraxxus 25 Hard)
• [Solace of the Fallen] +148.16 (Jaraxxus 25)
• [Pandora's Plea] +51.58 (Mimiron 25)
• [Meteorite Crystal] +39.09 (Algalon 10)
• [Spark of Hope] +26.21 (Kologarn 10)
• [Show of Faith] +18.93 (Yogg 25 Hard)

Weapon:  [Argent Resolve] - Maybe ToC25 left to do, rest are out of reach

• [Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings] +245.8 (Ulduar 25)
• [Blade of the Unbroken Covenant] +193.84 (Tribute 25)
• [47483] +167.32 (Anub 25 Hard)
• [Relentless Gladiator's Salvation] +159.07 (Arena)
• [47962] +102.11 (Anub 10 Hard)
• [Heartcrusher] +97.66 (Tribute 10)
• [Suffering's End] +71.05 (Anub 25)
• [Constellus] +68.05 (Hodir 25 Hard)
• [Relentless Gladiator's Gavel] +67.6 (Arena)
• [Furious Gladiator's Salvation] +29.27 (Arena)
• [Aesuga, Hand of the Ardent Champion] +4.73 (Vezax 10 Hard)

Shield:  [Vigilant Ward] - BiS likely cause others are impossible

• [47085] +60.72 (Faction Champs 25 Hard)
• [47963] +29.41 (Anub 10 Hard)

Librams:  [Libram of Veracity], [Libram of Renewal] - One for high raw healing, one for mana situations.

As I was mentioning earlier to the KB hunters, I'm starting to gain more of an appreciation for our Focused Aim talent (1% hit, plus pushback resistance per point).

The reason why I've decided to do this comparison with ISS(Improved Steady Shot), is due to the amount of hunters that pick up this talent.  ISS is generally your lowest dps gain per talent point, than any of your other dps talents, and many hunters would rather not spend talent points on something you can just get from gear.

First lets look at ISS.  The first point in ISS would give me 42.1 dps.  The second point in ISS is less valuable than the first, coming in at just a 26.45 dps increase.  The third and last point gains a meager 16.18% gain.  Per point that a hunter invests in this talent, the less value the next point will be worth.  Furthermore, the more frequently you have to move in a boss fight (most hardmode encounters), the less dps you'll gain from these ISS talent points, since you'll spend less time casting steady shot overall.

Next, lets consider Focused Aim.  Per talent point of Focused Aim, you are gaining 1% to hit (or 32 hit rating comparitively).  The dps value of hit rating, just going by my current numbers, is at 2.995 dps per point up to the hit cap of 8%.  This gives the talent a 95.84 dps value per talent point so long as you remain at the hit cap without going over.  However, most hunters worth their weight in a raid are already at the hit cap, so any points put into Focused Aim are wasted points.  There are other options though, and that means gems!

If you are gemming for hit rating, then you are losing straight agility in most cases.  The dps value for agility is 1.588 dps per point, coming to 31.76 dps per 20 agility gem.  2 points in ISS is worth 68.62 dps, but 2 points in Focused Aim gives you 64 itemization points, getting you close to 64 agility worth in gems (worth 101.64 dps total).  The difference is 33.02 dps in favor of Focused Aim.  Keep in mind, that the value of ISS drops even lower in movement fights, making the practical yield even higher. 

If you can some how shed your hit rating down to 134 to get the full effect of a third point in Focused Aim, you then trade a total ISS dps value of 84.8 dps, for a total itemization value of 96 agility (assuming you have the hit gems to remove), for a total dps value of 152.448 dps.  Your total from going from 3/3 ISS and 0/3 Focused Aim, to 0/3 ISS and 3/3 Focused Aim is 67.648 dps net gain.

My gear progress as of the release of 3.2. Note: only 25 and 25 H gear listed for ToC and Ony. Items go in order of worst to best with my BiS on the bottom. Items that have an X have been obtained as well as any 'lesser' gear. 
Also note: Yes I am bored at work. 


Helm:

• [47686] - 75x [47241] 


• [48318] - 75x [47241], 1x [47242] X


• [48323] - 1x [47558]

Neck:

• [47139] - Twin Val'kry (N) X


• [47144] - Twin Val'kyr (H) X

Shoulders:

• [48289] - 45x [47241], 1x [47242] X


• [48290] - 1x [47558]

Cloak

• [47225] - Anub'arak(N) X


• [49491] - Onyxia


• [47238] - Anub'arak(H)


• [47552] - Tribute Chest

Chest:

• [48285] - 75x [47241], 1x [47242] X


• [48294] - 1x [47558]

Bracers:

• [47056] - Lord Jaraxxus(N) X


• [47580] - Crafted  X


• [47068] - Lord Jaraxxusl(H) X

Gloves:

• [48286] - 45x [47241], 1x [47242] X


• [48293] - 1x [47558]

Waist:

• [46990] - Northrend Beasts(N) X


• [46991] - Northrend Beasts(H) X

Legs:

• [47083] - Faction Champions(N) X


• [48291] - 1x [47558]X


• [47087] - Faction Champions(H) X


• [47190] - Anub'arak(H)

Boots:

• [47090] - Faction Champions(N) X


• [47099] - Faction Champions(H) X

Ring 1:

• [47224] - Lord Jaraxxusl(H)

Ring 2:

• [47733] - 35x [47241]


• [47223] - Lord Jaraxxusl(N)

Trinket 1:

• [47059] - Lord Jaraxxusl(H) X

Trinket 2:

• [48724] - 50x [47241] X


• [47041] - Lord Jaraxxusl(N)

Shield:

• [47079] - Faction Champions(N) X


• [47085] - Faction Champions(H) X

Main Hand:

• [49494] - Onyxia X


• [47193] - Anub'arak(N)


• [47206] - Anub'arak(H)

Totem:

• [47665] - 25x [47241] X

I am a little unsure how to prioritize the helms. It is pretty much more haste vs.  4 pc (5% crit on CH). I think unless I get the 258 helm I am going to prioritize the emblem haste helm ahead of t9. 

Yes, I know this is Keith Olbermann, and I know his opinions and his show don't gel with many of the people in guild. But this video is an absolute must-watch - regardless of your views - because it deals with your right to live. Your RIGHT to LIVE.

It's 43 minutes long, but you simply MUST watch this video, as this debate is too important to ignore.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/33217642#33217642

I am gonna try for my ccna again i have narrowed down my weak points well my major weak points. I wanted to ask if anybody in guild was good with networking if they could point me to some good resources for acl and subnetting, i am in the process of reading up ip addressing atm but subnetting always gets me, well off to go review some more.

thank you for the help

ryu