So you give some anecdotal evidence about crit improving damage. Yes, of course it does. I'm sure if you made some effort, you could probably provide some anecdotal evidence for a couple hundred points of any secondary stat making a notable difference.

Quote Originally Posted by Minorinz View Post
Nail what down? that SS is the best secondary stat for smn? well good luck with that!!
That's the whole point of the work being done! Nobody knows for sure, and anecdotal evidence is simply not good enough for a lot of people. It's not a matter of luck, it's simply a matter of gathering data, analyzing the numbers and coming up with provable weights, followed by a realistic sim. It will all happen eventually, as it always has.

Nobody at this point, except apparently you, is convinced of anything. People are remaining open minded, because nobody has proof one way or another. I certainly don't know if spell speed is better than crit or not, but I can't dismiss the possibility until the work has been done to prove it out one way or another. You're just advocating for a single point of view because anecdotally you find it unlikely that anything else would be realistic.