I was running A3 the other day and we had a party member parsing. I was i178 at the time and my best run was 733 dps with no food or potions. In that particular pug I was always finishing first with higher geared ninjas and I think a sum, maybe bard. I'm new to end game drg so it felt cool to beat ninjas with a better weapon than me but at the same time I've seen claims of 900-1200 on here. Are those claims exaggerated or are those dummy numbers?
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07-16-2015, 04:59 AMMcfromncSo I don't seem to be hitting the numbers you guys are claiming
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07-16-2015, 05:17 AMAtreides900+ is very possible in A3 but 1200 sounds exaggerated, thats dummy DPS and A3 isn't exactly a dummy fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mcfromnc
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07-16-2015, 05:18 AMKorashy
Well there is a glitch in A3 that lets you skip the second tornado phase. That will greatly inflate numbers
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07-16-2015, 05:19 AMAtreidesThats not really a glitch, when the boss hits 35% he will go into his final phase no matter what but even then 1200 DPS is unlikely because one tornado phase will be there for sure and this kicks everyone down a notch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korashy
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07-16-2015, 05:49 AMckc22Not a glitch. It just means you have actually good dps players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korashy
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07-16-2015, 05:58 AMMcfromnc
I felt like I kept botd up best as possible with all the invulnerable phase changes and quick dying adds. With mechanics I was getting gersgkougulufykl off 2-3 times per minute. I don't really know what I could have done differently to get another 167 dps. Could it be bc the other dps were in the high 500's? Therefore longer fight w more invulnerable stages.
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07-16-2015, 06:09 AMLLamaPieThat's called pushing phases. If you dps doesn't suck it's easy to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korashy
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07-16-2015, 06:24 AMKorashyDidn't know his phase changes were percentage based, thought he's just scripted to go through them.Quote:
Originally Posted by LLamaPie
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07-16-2015, 07:48 AMNeykaIf you're beating the encounter, and you know you're carrying your weight, that's all that really matters. And those higher numbers were probably obtained with both food and potions, not to mention potential party buffs like selene/astrologian skill speed increase, trick attack, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mcfromnc
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07-16-2015, 07:55 AMOneWingedSoraThey are percentage based. I've actually seen a DF group transition into P2 at 92%. Made me cry a little inside.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korashy
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07-16-2015, 08:47 AMspelley
On P2 I'm able to maintain about 800-820ish at i179 (last time I ran it) with an upgraded Law weapon. This is with the fight You need to save your SSD for far-away mobs and Geirskogul should never hit less than 2 monsters at a time. I suspect you can pump your DPS numbers up as well by sticking to AOE rotation during the largest mob grouping. Also saving Dragonfire Dive for large groups and basically doing everything you can to keep BotD up during every single target zone.
I've also been as low as 700-750 trying the same things. Some groups the mobs keep spinning and your 4th won't hit for crap, or the mobs die at the exact wrong time causing your buffs to go to waste or your group doesn't have any good group buffs.
Honestly, always strive to do the best you can but know that not all factors are under your control. If you are doing better DPS than people of higher gear and clearing the duty, you are doing your job. -
07-16-2015, 08:48 AMSen_Terrechant
While your parse is still a little low, keep in mind a lot of the parses on the forums are totally exaggerated. They are what i like to term "God Parses", as in they parsed that a ton of times and came out with the very very highest they could parse- not to mention some of them are made up in general.
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07-16-2015, 04:38 PMsackm
TIL A3 actually has a second tornado phase. life of having a static i guess