Bard DPS (On the Stone, Sky, Sea Dummies)

Recently.. I've taken flak for using macros.. and I know they probably do reduce my DPS... but it does have me curious as to how much, so what I'm asking.. is what kind of DPS should I be seeing on these test dummies?

Of the ones I have unlocked, I can defeat them all.

The one I paid attention to, was Arm 4 Savage, where I beat it, with 2 seconds left on the clock (I think I could have done better, since I fumbled a few buttons but oh well!)..

According to http://ffxiv.2digitalgames.de/ this puts my DPS at 1197.30 DPS

Note that I just got back into the game and my gear ilvl is sitting at about 220 (all gear mixed from the 2 current exp dungeons, Weeping City and the eso top)

Is this a reasonable DPS? I have no idea what is considered good dps. All I know is I can clear all the content I do, without terrible issues, and don't really plan to dive into the savage modes. (yet....)


Thanks!

At i220 it should be possible to clear the Nidhogg EX SSS, which would put you at a little over 1400 dps. How much of the difference is rotational and how much is caused by your macros is difficult to tell without actually seeing a fflog of the dummy or a video. That being said, achieving ~ 80% of optimal for your ilvl is not awful unless you're running current ex primals or savage, and won't make a huge difference in any other content.

Yeah I sadly haven't had the chance to unlock some of the new'ish content. But something to look out for I spose..and my gear is.. a mess!

You'd do yourself a big favour by replacing the yafaemi pants with the lore ones. You have so much accuracy which is not a dps stat so it is useless for you. Also not having meld slots will hurt you too (on the dungeon gear) but you can still do good dps ether way. At 220 I think you should probably be able to do 1400 DPS with reasonable effort. I imagine you a) aren't utilizing buffs properly and b) are letting your dots fall off.

For comparison sake, I just beat the A8S dummy with this gear and 1-2 seconds remaining on my first try: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/VJ3J
69 weapon damage, 1172 dex, 724 acc, 827 crit, 461 det and 670 skill speed.

This is your gear here: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/VJ3K
71 weapon damage, 1194 dex, 786 acc, 661 crit, 564 det, 651 skill speed.