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Hit/Expertise Caps and You

A Primer by Mr. Robot

If you already understand why hit/expertise are not exactly capped on your character, click the button below to never show those obnoxious red messages again (setting saved per browser that you use).
If you are still baffled by Mr. Robot's choices, read on.

1. Check Your Weights

Unless Hit and Expertise are the highest value secondary stats, there is a good chance that you won't be able to cap them. Check your weights -- do you need to adjust them?

2. Weights Look Good, Now What?

Mr. Robot is going to tell you a huge secret:
You do not need to be exactly at or over the Hit/Expertise cap with any class or spec!
For explanation, read the following blog post:

3. Mr. Robot, I'm Still Not Convinced

Mr. Robot has given up his quest to explain the logic that eliminating low-probability events is futile when you must also deal with high-probability events of equal importance. So, he added an option to make everyone happy!
Open the Options window, at the bottom, enable 'Force Hit/Exp Caps'.
DISCLAIMER! This feature is in beta. Please let us know if you experience any issues when using it.
DISCLAIMER 2! This feature will give you worse scores in most cases. It is not recommended.
DISCLAIMER 3! Mr. Robot urges you to avoid Vegas. You will lose money.
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  1. Install Mr. Robot's client program
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    Note: Only works in Windows -- use the Manual method for all other platforms
  2. Once installed, log in to your askmrrobot.com account in the Ask Mr. Robot Tray program
  3. While in game, go to your bank and open it
  4. Click the Mr. Robot minimap icon -- Mr. Robot will automatically read all of your gear and upload it
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  1. Install Mr. Robot's in-game addon
    (from curse, also available via the curse client) You can also download it here
  2. While in game, go to your bank and open it
  3. Click the Mr. Robot minimap icon to save your gear
  4. Your gear will be saved to a file in your WoW folder at WTF\Account\{your account name}\{your realm}\{your character}\SavedVariables\AskMrRobot.lua
  5. Upload the file here:
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  1. If you have a non-English installation of World of Warcraft, items with random suffixes (e.g. "of the Landslide", "of the Feverflare", etc.) may not load correctly. Sorry :(
  2. The "Find Best in Bags" feature looks only at what is here, in your inventory. It does not look at your "My Gear" tab at all. To avoid confusion, keep your inventory up to date!
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