So, what's up with Elitist Jerks?

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The real question is why you need Elitist Jerks when Simcraft and other sources are available to do your own testing and evaluations.

This is no question actually.

Not everyone who want to be non-casual have desire or even possibility to spend hours on theory-crafting.
And Simcraft can't provide useful tips for actual mechanic. First-hand experience values more than any evaluation.

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This is no question actually.

Not everyone who want to be non-casual have desire or even possibility to spend hours on theory-crafting.
And Simcraft can't provide useful tips for actual mechanic. First-hand experience values more than any evaluation.

This.

Clever gaming is not just Patchwerk.

Granted most theorycrafting IS Patchwerk, but most of the interesting discussions were about other things. Well, and the fact few players really understand all the math behind simulations and formulations. (I suspect [for each class] only 10-20 people in the world fully understand them).