you are still forgetting to calculate your hope, champ, iron, guardian and light sets, weapons and spirits then -30 lab (even -90 if you go 2 rounds when you want to finish your spirits at any point)...

look, i dont know where this hostility towards changes and improvements comes from, but the only point i am trying to make is that with the last patch and recent changes our stamina consumption went thru the roof (it doubled or even tripled). we also have a problem with gathering reputation but thats in another thread. we did get the 3x10 free clearing of our queues at christmas and you dont complain about that your gear is now too good or your talents improved too fast, or are you?
so all i am saying saying this that i would like to see a change in the stamina (reputation) rewards and have them adjusted according to the new tasks, improvements or whatever got implemented and/or changed. i dont think that with all the changes recently made the stamina/reputation rewards/gains from over a year ago just dont cut it anymore.
at your job you get a raise to adjust to the economy and now i am asking for a raise in the game to adjust to the changes that where being made. no reason to throw a tantrum or argue about it, no one would force you to buy more stamina if it gets cheaper or gives you more for your 20 gems.
maybe this helps to make you more open to it:
the game makers have to live too and if there is a way to increase the cash flow from our credit cards towards their pockets then they will find that way. so, sooner or later it will come and i am only pointing out the obvious.