I'm with red. I like to maximize, within reason, so that i am more efficient at killing bosses. I could care less about trash. For me, i noticed an improved success rate when i can kill a boss faster ( duh right? ) SO the better DPS I'm doing the faster i can gtfo and do my next one.. and less chances of running back from the grave. I few thousand extra dps from each toon can make or break some fights. I'm always looking for ways to improve. Also it just feels good when you figure out a way to do as good, if not better, than solo players when your in a PuG raid for a world boss or RaF 8) And i know i need lots of improvement based on what I see solo players doing, and what I know I used to be able to do in past expansions. As we all know, its a lot more tricky to get it done as good as It was back then, due to the many macro nerfs.

But i do understand Khats PoV.. as long as you get the job done, why worry?

To answer your question. I can only go by what I have done.. and I'm pretty sure I'm in lower range on my teams. My 85s all seem to do between 12-15k while questing and can do in the low 20s in dungeons . thats mages.. priests.. DKs.. paladins and monks ( I have LOTs of lvl 85 teams ) I only have a few 90s and they are all doing, on average 30kish in dungeons, ( bursting on bosses at around 50k ) In item lvl 460ish gear. Since I'm still leveling teams, and still gearing up y 90s.. thats bound to get better, but I have not spent much time lately trying to maximize.. as I'm focusing on getting my teams to 90. Then ill spend a lot of time here, the class theorycrafting sites, lazymacros site and at the target dummies. I want to build the best team for PvE I can out of what I have to work with ( everything ).