Not sure what the point of Haruichis post is, but sims are going to be pretty far from reality...[...]
You're questioning the relevance of my post in the same sentence as you make the point that sims aren't reality?
Sim'ing is a tool to approximate live situations in order to help you form opinions about which gearing and spec choices to make.
Are you suggesting not to use sims and discuss findings?
An opinion of a guy who actually tested them is much more valuable than sim number alone.
Except, the guy who tested them might have different legendaries, different gear altogether, different ilvl weapon, different relic traits, and a different AP-level. Something that sims allow you to navigate and adapt to your own situation. To that end, tests aren't necessarily more or less valuable than sims. Both are tools with advantages and disadvantages in terms of helping increase your knowledge about what choices to make.
As such:
Not sure what the point of Haruichis post is
To clearify comments made in my earlier posts and to lead onto a, hopefully, constructive discussion about both Rikx's sims, Qooning's video, Qooning's sims and legendary trade-offs altogether.