not noticing any real difference between 0/41/30 and 53/0/18 (or whatever i'm spec'd as, lol effort to check right now). i do prefer affliction, such less hassel in terms of worrying about taking damage, but it's definately less mana efficient. like the EJ forums say, they're both very similar in terms of damage and tbh, with the upcoming changes i'm pretty certain they'll be near dead equal next patch. in the end it's about your play style... on bosses where you know your pet will probably die, affliction wins, on others it's to close to tell and the differences are dependant on how much movement is needed... gotta say i really am missing having felconc/cataclysm... will respec my affliction spec soon to have them.. honestly i don't know how anyone can stand the spell pushback.... to many fights have boss aoe and to much of it affects your spell casts for you to not NEED the 70% reduction to it to maximise your dps in my opinion...