Level 60 Bard Opener/Rotation Please

Separating IR from FA by two GCD's and from Sidewinder by three GCD's isn't optimal in the slightest. Depends on the fight, of course, but it's a waste.

Moving potion to IR's place and IR to Blunt Arrow should give you more DPS, and IJ should be able to catch potion before it expires.

What do you guys think about no WM openers? I have seen lots of BRDs use them but don't really see a huge advantage in them.
For buff alignment they don't make any difference.

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Originally Posted by StrejdaTom

What do you guys think about no WM openers? I have seen lots of BRDs use them but don't really see a huge advantage in them.
For buff alignment they don't make any difference.

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Late reply, but it's a minimal difference. I did 30 openers, 30 3min dummy tests on both WM and non WM (90 tests in total), and the difference was between 30-80. Crit% was identical, and honestly the highest runs were the ones where I lucked on a crit Sidewinder and Straighter Shots towards the end of my opener.

That being said, the WM openers still won the majority, and was much more consistent as well. I can see a non WM opener being useful for AS4, but that's only if you feel uncomfortable staggering your movement at the start to get the effects of Battle litany in WM.

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Originally Posted by Choko_TS

http://angered.guildwork.com/forum/t...ide-by-krietor

Your welcome, one of the best bards and guides out there. tho this is pretty much tuned to highest dps as possible, so u'll need some practice on a dummy :p

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This link doesn't work, do you have an updated one?

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Originally Posted by TheMoogePost

This link doesn't work, do you have an updated one?

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http://valkyrie-ffxiv.guildwork.com/...ard-bard-guide

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Originally Posted by AskaRay

http://valkyrie-ffxiv.guildwork.com/...ard-bard-guide

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I played bard before deleting my old character and now I'm getting back to it.

Do you know if in case I'm not using a dex potion I can keep Minuet on during the double Emp. Arrow opener? I'm currently ilv205 with a ilv235 weapon from Palace of the Dead, no melds whatsoever. I'm hitting 1250ish DPS with my current rotation (a flawed double Empyreal Arrow opener I came with on my own - no pots, no party, nothing but the bard skills).

I usually see my numbers going through SSS and calculating the damage output through a link posted on the forums a while ago, is that ok?

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Originally Posted by Fevelle

I played bard before deleting my old character and now I'm getting back to it.

Do you know if in case I'm not using a dex potion I can keep Minuet on during the double Emp. Arrow opener? I'm currently ilv205 with a ilv235 weapon from Palace of the Dead, no melds whatsoever. I'm hitting 1250ish DPS with my current rotation (a flawed double Empyreal Arrow opener I came with on my own - no pots, no party, nothing but the bard skills).

I usually see my numbers going through SSS and calculating the damage output through a link posted on the forums a while ago, is that ok?

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I don't use Krietor's exact opener either, but if you're going to follow his, I'd say you can keep WM on if you'd like- since you aren't activating the potion you don't need to double-weave the pot with IR. So it would be up to you if you really want that one auto-attack (personally I don't think it's worth it)