Okay, its official....

[ServerCollaps]

you dont need that much perception. In the end the hq rate is capped at 15%, which doesnt require max perception on gear

[Sartori]

you dont need that much perception. In the end the hq rate is capped at 15%, which doesnt require max perception on gear

Exactly....

[Garlyle]

you dont need that much perception. In the end the hq rate is capped at 15%, which doesnt require max perception on gear

I was to understand it's 20%

Either way I found the food more valuable for kicking my Gathering up a notch rather than the Perception emphasis - otherwise I was very rarely missing casts and that hurts the soul, because you just know that one was HQ.