Some surprising data in regards to SMN dps vs BLM dps

[Truedragon]

The internal clock is always running.

Always.

Not when you start an encounter, not when someone tags a monster.


Always.


Click on the clock on the top right. It cycles between "Local time," "Server Time," and "Eorzea Time."

Every minute in "Eorzea Time" is when everything is applied. DoTs, mana regen ticks, etc. Every minute in "Eorzea Time" is 3 seconds in real life.

I believe you, but youre still wrong. Each tick of a dot occurs 3 seconds after applying. So the first tick is always +3. It does not start at interval 3 seconds. Dots tick every 3 seconds and the first tick is not @ interval 3 seconds. Its 3 seconds after applying your dot.

[Thyrllan]

I am not arguing when the dot is applied. It is applied at 2.5 second interval. Im arguing when it ticks. It starts ticking 3 seconds after it is applied, meaning 5.5 seconds interval. And not, as you argue, @ interval 3 second (which is only 0.5 seconds after it is applied).

Internal clock just means all dots run every 3 seconds. That means that when ToD is applied at 2.5, it starts ticking 3 seconds after that. It does not start ticking as from interval 3 second.

You can easily test that this isn't the case. Cast bio II -> Bio -> Miasma. Because of the ~2.5s GCD they should all be ticking at different times, instead they will all line up and tick at the same moment. They can't do this if they operate on their own internal 3 second clock.

[dragonflyseksparade]

I believe you, but youre still wrong. Each tick of a dot occurs 3 seconds after applying. So the first tick is always +3. It does not start at interval 3 seconds. Dots tick every 3 seconds and the first tick is not @ interval 3 seconds. Its 3 seconds after applying your dot.

That is completely incorrect. A dot will tick after you apply it, but you have no way of knowing how long it will take. It could take 1s, it could take 3s. You should really learn more about the global dot tick before posting more misinformation.

[Kevee]

I believe you, but youre still wrong. Each tick of a dot occurs 3 seconds after applying. So the first tick is always +3. It does not start at interval 3 seconds. Dots tick every 3 seconds and the first tick is not @ interval 3 seconds. Its 3 seconds after applying your dot.

No.

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No.

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[Viridiana]

You can easily test that this isn't the case. Cast bio II -> Bio -> Miasma. Because of the ~2.5s GCD they should all be ticking at different times, instead they will all line up and tick at the same moment. They can't do this if they operate on their own internal 3 second clock.

Hell, I just did that for him in my last post, then provided a video and everything. >_>

[Kevee]

You can easily test that this isn't the case. Cast bio II -> Bio -> Miasma. Because of the ~2.5s GCD they should all be ticking at different times, instead they will all line up and tick at the same moment. They can't do this if they operate on their own internal 3 second clock.

This.

All DoTs are lumped into one big sum that ticks every 3s(server/"world" time).

[dragonflyseksparade]

This has been a pretty entertaining read for a slow Friday afternoon waiting for 5.

[Truedragon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKIQTeKs_s

And you're wrong.

Yup, some home made video from some guy who tested it twice with his stopwatch in his hand. I wouldnt put so much trust in commercials if I were you.

[dragonflyseksparade]

Yup, some home made video from some guy who tested it twice with his stopwatch in his hand. I wouldnt put so much trust in commercials if I were you.

I wouldn't put so much trust in you if I were you.

[Kevee]

Yup, some home made video from some guy who tested it twice with his stopwatch in his hand. I wouldnt put so much trust in commercials if I were you.

"I was wrong but now I'm trying to make it look like I was trolling the entire time. That way, I don't make a fool of myself."