Originally Posted by
Crowsfoot
I have 2004 armor. I spec around my gear. I find, mathematically, that this skill set makes the most sense for the party I usually run with, or prefer to, which is 2 mages, a rouge, and myself. I lobby my build because I earnestly believe in it as a good build.
I will agree that adaptations to this build would be necessary for those with different gear. I personally don't like CS for elite so I don't use it. I would much rather stay relatively stationary and buff my heal to keep everyone alive than run in circles making sure I apply feeble to every mob possible. I'm lazy. I have seen tanks skillfully use CS and arguably do better mob control (mainly due to higher taunt than me). However, when I am the only warrior in a party I am still able to hold the majority of aggro, therefore I will stick with SS which is much stronger in a boss fight (where everyone seems to have push back) than CS.
I often say, play style is a larger factor than gear.