Couple interesting SMN videos

[Crescent_Dusk]

There's no reason to not be in melee for pretty much every encounter ever.

I don't want to have to move out of Caduceus's tail whip, or have to be careful about not getting cleaved if when they split the tanks don't pick them up properly. That's just an example where a marginal gain from Miasma II doesn't justify bothering to run to melee range.

Sure using Miasma II with contagion is a "marginal" DPS increase. So is using Raging Strikes, so is Enkindle. When you are doing Coil, you don't have the luxury of being lazy with DPS. If you aren't trying your hardest then you aren't being an effective member of the raid and need to be removed. Squeezing Miasma II into your rotation before contagion is a joke to do. If you think that it is hard to add Miasma II to your rotation, then you need to stay the f*#% away from Dragoon and Monk, possibly needing to reroll Bard. I'm sorry if I offend you, but the truth is if you aren't doing everything you can to do the most damage, then you are simply a burden to your raid.

You must not play a monk if you would even compare them to this scenario. Not a single choice they make in rotation is a marginal benefit that can be offset by any drawbacks. I sure as hell hope to see you with the optimal foods and using your intelligence boost pots aligned with cooldowns at the right phases or I suggest you be cast off the cliff as a burden to your raid.