Im a new feral druid kitty and was wondering because im under the hit/expertise cap since im in mostly blues if i should worry about hitting the armor pen cap first then worry about hit/exp after im close to or at the cap

Hi, I'm actually new to this forum, though I've been coming to this site for a long time.

Anyways, I'll jump right into it. Now, because I'm not actually *in* the Beta, I'm having to go by what bits and pieces I can collect on my own, but if my calculating it right (which it may very well be using outdated numbers), I think a 2handed-Frost spec might actually be an extremely powerful DPS spec -- I daresay overpoweringly so.

WoW Talent Calculator - Sigrie

Now, as I said, I've yet to try this in-game, so it's all just theory on my part, but the idea is that you would use IT and PS as the core of your damage, rather than the standard FU ability, with FS being your "big hitter". I'm actually using Unholy Presence in my theory, but it looks like the amount of RP you could generate and output directly into FS's could be mind boggling.

Of course, this is assuming all of my data's up-to-date, and that my math is right. But if it all holds true (which, being Beta, it's unlikely to make it to Live), Frost could be putting out some God-like numbers. I came to about 23.7k DPS, going by level 85 Ranks and Stats, wearing Sanctified Scourgelord (277), Shadowmourne, and generic Heroic-ICC25 Plate to fill out the off-set slots, using the Heroic Deathbringer's Will and Heroic Death's Verdict for trinkets.

Don't suppose anybody could test this, and see if it's working probably?

I'm looking to gather some input from the community regarding several things for PvE in 3.3:

Speaking strictly from a Combat point of view, is the Shadowblade 4pc set bonus worthwhile?

Along with this, since 3.3 has added the ability for rupture ticks to crit is a low rupture/high rupture cycle considered the highest damage output?

Are rupture ticks counted as "physical" damage and are they effected by active armor penetration?

If the above is true, and their is no Major armor debuff available to your raid (Sunder Armor), should the rogue be using Expose Armor?

Another if: If the rogue should be using Expose Armor and Rupture in conjunction how is maximum uptime possible for EA, Rupture and SnD. Also at this point it seems to me that Eviscerate would be null as there would be no combo points to land an eviscerate (at least not many in a typical 5 minute encounter).

The reason that I am asking this is because I've seen many different viewpoints on the use of evis only vs low/high rupture.

Also, due to my position in my current progression guild I have access to a handful of different combat rogue gear:
Helms:
Sanctified Shadowblade Helmet [264]
Geistlord's Punishment Sac [264]

Shoulders:
Sanctified Shadowblade Pauldrons [264]

Leggings:
Sanctified Shadowblade Legplates [264]
Plague Soaked Leather Leggings [264]
Gangerous Leggings [264]
Bladeborn Leggings [264]

Gloves:
Aldriana's Gloves of Secrecy [264]
Sanctified Shadowblade Guantlets [264]

Chest:
Ikfirus's Sack of Wonder [264]
Sanctified Shadowblade Breastplate [264]

Boots:
Frostbitten Fur Boots [264]
Footpads of Impending Death [264]

Rings:
Seal of Many Mouth [264]
Ashen Band of Endless Vengeance [264]
Frostbrood Sapphire Ring [264]

Weapons:
Bloodvenom Blade [264]
Scourgeborne Waraxe [264]
Frost Giant's Cleaver [264]
Bone Warden's Splitter [264]

At this point in my theorycrafting career (I'm still new to this [less than 3 months]) I am not sure where to go next. I know to hit poison cap, then expertise cap then worry about other stats, but the thing is that this is possible with different gear, and it's a matter of figuring out which rotation is best based on which gear. Or should I just stack my ar pen as high as possible and evis only?

You can find my character and current gearing here: The World of Warcraft Armory - Halftonne @ Coilfang - Profile
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and feel free to private message me as well. Thanks in advance. Rogue Pride.

I recently picked up a heroic DFO (for 15k in a gdkp run, ha). Is there anything I need to do to my rotation to maximise the benefit I get from it? There is some discussion earlier in this thread about delaying your initial starfall until you have 5 stacks. Apart from that, is it worth delaying starfall to coincide? What about your second treants?