question for dragoons

I know there's a dragoon thread but I have a very specific question.

Let's say you get your initial rotation up at the start, which is the ht idc ph Bfb ttt combo, at this point raffles will be doing devour, you are the one with the yellow target and you have to get into the briar. You spineshatter back into position.

Now, do you restart the rotation? Or do you continue on from the first combo?

Thanks for any input!

It depends on what the timers on your buffs and debuffs look like. The priority is keeping Heavy Thrust up, and then Disembowl and your CT and Ph dots. If one of those are about to fall off soon, within like 4 seconds, you should start there. This flow chart posted by Ayvar should be helpful: http://i.imgur.com/hJFTfLf.png

You don't actually need to get into Briar even if you have the mark.

The only time you'll stop DPSing is when you're the one who get the honey.

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Originally Posted by Thorauku

You don't actually need to get into Briar even if you have the mark.

The only time you'll stop DPSing is when you're the one who get the honey.

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Is there any trick to not get devoured without standing in the briar when the mark is on you?

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Originally Posted by Vodomir

Is there any trick to not get devoured without standing in the briar when the mark is on you?

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Yes, move to the front of the boss then as soon as the mark fades from your character, move back behind him. The boss will no turn, and instead try to suck you in from where you where when the mark faded from your character, meanwhile, you will be safely behind the boss, stunned for 4 seconds, but you will not get eaten.

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Originally Posted by Thorauku

You don't actually need to get into Briar even if you have the mark.

The only time you'll stop DPSing is when you're the one who get the honey.

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Not sure why you would not be DPS'ing even then tbh. Kill dat bee! Also, if you have a chain to someone who is slow to break, then you might have some dps downtime.

Yes I know you can run through the boss but I have yet to try that. I asked because it seems legit to continue because chaos is up but yet at the same time it seems like a good idea to restart (since phlebotomise has only probably afew secs left.)

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Originally Posted by Vodomir

Is there any trick to not get devoured without standing in the briar when the mark is on you?

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Dodge it similar to how you dodge Garuda's Slipstream.

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Originally Posted by Itseotle

Not sure why you would not be DPS'ing even then tbh. Kill dat bee! Also, if you have a chain to someone who is slow to break, then you might have some dps downtime.

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What I actually meant is when you're the one needs to be devoured, during feeding time.

You can actually time it so you don't get stunned while doing the run-through method. You gotta run through before the yellow mark disappears. But if you don't have it mastered you have a risk of wiping the raid.

While we're at it. Where in the rotation do u guys pop str pot?

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Originally Posted by Butcherboy

While we're at it. Where in the rotation do u guys pop str pot?

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I pop it off the start between BfB and Dis,
again at the end I keep it in the same point of rotation.
This allows for Dis to get the bonus, Chaos Dots, Phl Dots, Jump, DragonFire, and lasts through a force Crit Full Thrust.