Well I was looking at the new mage talents and then looked again at the (BC) spec on a mage that was in my previous guild (he had 5/8 T6 and the illidan staff), which occasionally topped dmg meters (right after our locks ).
And then I looked back at the new talents.
Burnout seemed pretty good, execpt for those long bossfights, which then the mage will be "burnt out" of mana.
Apart from that, fire spec didn't really have anything new to offer for PvE mages.
Even arcane seemed to be potentially better now.
But then... I have found a solution!
http://www.mmo-champion.com/talent/?...50310010000000
Look closely how I cheat the talent tree to give me burnout without the mana loss effect ;D
Oh, and apart from that, you get +13% crit (arcane potency 1/3 is effectively equivalent to +1%), you get much more mana efficiency, +3% dmg, PoM and +15% intellect (which will yield even more crit).
Maybe there is hope for PvE fire after all?