I guess you could say I'm one of the "clueless but trying to change" ones. I mostly play solo, or group with people in my casual guild, and we do pretty well. None of us are epically geared, and there are only 2 80s among us. (I'm not one of them, though my just-about-74 Druid will be 80 next week sometime.)

I've started using recount to track my DPS, and downloaded RAWR to check out my gear, but there's still one thing I don't know - how much DPS should I be doing? I won't be in Uludar epics anytime soon, and the best I'm looking at right now is a full set of Eviscerator's Battlegear that I'll be crafting myself once I skill up a few more points and get all the leather.

Here's what RAWR says about me now (at level 73):

Overall Points: 2120.311
DPS Points: 1903.32
Survivability Points: 216.99

Optimal Rotation DPS: 1903.32
Custom Rotation DPS: 1140.383

After loading up a full Eviscerator Set and setting the talents to lvl 80 Cat, I get this:

Overall Points: 3570.162
DPS Points: 3341.272
Survivability Points: 228.89

Optimal Rotation DPS: 3341.272
Custom Rotation DPS: 1764.553

Right now my recount average is about 520 or so, well below what RAWR's telling me. The thing is, RAWR says to keep up a 4 point Savage Roar - a spell I don't get until level 75! I know I can't come close to that 1903 right now, but with the Eviscerator Set, Savage Roar and level 80 talent points, is that 3341 really something I can pull down?