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SS is definitely a must even at 1252 ss my cast times are 2.84 for f4 and b4 which is slightly slower than before despite higher ss, it appears to be a toss up between crit or Dir or a healthy amount of both.
Looking at our gear if we get a full set of 310 gear we'll be sitting at 1296 ss + 76 off the ex ring. Not counting the + 40ss materias but id advise pumping those in AFTER upgrading your gear if you intend to do so.
I agree, SS is still definitely required. I am sitting on 1679 spellspeed (it will go down to around 1450+ on full 310/320) and my fire4 has a 2.76cast/2.30gcd. I believe they scaled down the benefits of SS to prevent it from being too OP given the ridiculous amount of SS we can stack in 4.0. As far as rotations go, I was able to fit everything optimally upon reaching the 1450+ SS mark.
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Current opener:
Pre-pull B3 > Enoch > T3 > LL > B4 > F3 > Tricast > F4 > Pot > F4 > F4 > Sharpcast > F1 > F4 3x > F3P > Convert > F4 2x > B3 to Umbral Phase
Umbral Phase:
From B3 > T3/T3P & Foul(mana tick will dictate which you will cast first) > B4 > F3 to Astral Phase
Astral Phase:
From B4 > F3 > Tri-cast(if on CD) > F4 3x > F1 > *T3P > F4 3x > B3 back to Umbral Phase
The 30sec timer on Foul makes it line up perfectly for you to cast it during the Umbral Phase. Post-opener Tri-cast is used prior to a F4 3x.
Out of 10 sample runs at SSS I have not once dropped enochian nor have I experienced an "oh shit" moment where I had to retain UI/AF with swiftcast.
SS is 1679 but I feel that this is doable with 1450 but I will confirm once I get BiS.
Ill have my full set by monday so ill fill it with t6 ss materia and hopefully it ebbs out the slow down and gets us back to 3.56 level of ease.
I feel weak now (i'm lvl69 though....) but i have the impression i am not a DPS machine anymore. I miss my 18k+ crit. Do you feel the same as well. I just feel weaker despite those numerous Giga but they dont hit hard...
Foul fixes pretty much everything Rakith, it's like starting lvl. 60 BLM all over again. My Foul has managed to crit direct hit for 28.7k as the highest so far, without Balance or Trick Attack, so it's safe to say you will still see high numbers. Oh, and it's AoE.
Absolutely having a blast with BLM at 70. AoE rotation is just heaps of fun, and such great damage. Single target is amazing and fun as well, as Almerin mentioned- Foul fits beautifully into our rotation/kit. You will see.
Dont worry ol.boy youll get your boom back at 70. And dear lord does it boom.
Love you Guys :')
So what's everyone's thoughts on an AoE rotation at this point?
I've personally been trying a couple of alternatives, but I'm not sure which one holds up the most.
The first one focuses mostly on sustainability, making it easier to transition into UI:
The second one is the same, but with an additional Flare at the end instead of F4 then transposing into UI:Code:B3 > enochian > B4 > T4 > F3 > F2 > F2 > Flare > F4 > B3 > B4 > T4 > Foul (insert Thundercloud procs wherever)
The last one is mostly for fun, because EXPLOSIONS!Code:B3 > enochian > B4 > T4 > F3 > F2 > F2 > Flare > Flare > transpose > B4 > T4 > Foul
Code:B3 > enochian > B4 > T4 > F3 > F2 > F2 > Triple Cast > Flare > Flare > Convert > Flare > Transpose > B4 > T4 > Foul
I've found this AOE rotation to output the most amount of PPS on 3 targets:
B3 > T4 > B4 > F3 > Flare > Foul > Flare > Transpose
Consuming the first two umbral hearts with F4/F2 on 3 targets actually yields less PPS. Go straight to Flares ftw.
After transposing, just hit B4 > F3 > Flare > Foul > Flare > repeat