I spent this past week working on raising the value of my Shadow Damage. Thanks to help from my friends here at ATF, I have added almost 400 points.
Everyone should at least look at their current gear and see what improvements can be made. I crafted some items, made a couple CoT runs for rep, bought a few things, begged for some gems, and got an enchant or two.
Go on, do some research. See whats out there and within reach. Spend a little time and a little (well, maybe a lot) of gold. I was surprised at the number of small things I had been overlooking for quite a while now that was relatively easy to get.
Do it..... It will only help you ( and your partymates) in the long run.