No information I gave was inaccurate.
There was an implication in my post that the raid leader, or at least their palatank, should be aware of the 30% nerf to SS and 40% boost to EF coming in the patch.
I don't want to argue with you, particularly on a day in which you are in a bad mood. But as it happens I do disagree with your general rule of thumb to stick with SS until 4pct16. I prefer the mechanics of SS, an absorb rather than a HoT, but the difference in the numbers after the patch is just too big. Given that EF will have 3-4 times the throughput of SS, it is likely to give you more survivability than SS. Theck's favored survivability indicator, TMI, clearly favors SS in 5.3 but EF in 5.4.
http://www.sacredduty.net/2013/09/04/ef-you/
As Theck says, the rebalancing looks too much, so that we are going from one no-brainer talent to another. (It may vary by fight, but the differences are so big, I know what my default will be). But I am happy for us to agree to disagree and let readers make their own minds up.
I suspect Theck's new weak auras will support both SS and EF tracking.