The Black Mage Rotations

[KamikazeMan]

I wasn't asking what you thought, I was telling you what the reality is.

Soo....rather than be snotty, tell me where I'm wrong?

[PessimiStick]

Soo....rather than be snotty, tell me where I'm wrong?

F2 is weak.
Assuming you don't frequently suffer from the F3 bug (which seems latency related), F3 --> Flare --> Transpose --> B2 --> B2 is the strongest rotation.

[KamikazeMan]

Are you parsing the dps by chance and comparing the two rotations? I'm curious to know the difference.

[Youmu]

Hes not parsing anything, just theorycrafting.

[evilsohn]

Hey there
I was just wondering if the Eternal Flare rotation is any good?
Flare-->Transpose-->Wait aprox. 2 secs-->Flare-->Flare-->repeat from Transpose
With the correct timing the Umbral Ice will replenish some Mana right after Flare, enabling You to cast a Second Flare right away.

Edit: had to do some corrections to spelling

[EasymodeX]

Wow, tons of sub-70 IQs in this thread with big balls.

[PessimiStick]

Hey there
I was just wondering if the Eternal Flare rotation is any good?
Flare-->Transpose-->Wait aprox. 2 secs-->Flare-->Flare-->repeat from Transpose
With the correct timing the Umbral Ice will replenish some Mana right after Flare, enabling You to cast a Second Flare right away.

Edit: had to do some corrections to spelling

"With the correct timing" = "If you're incredibly lucky"

Doing that on purpose will be nearly impossible.

[evilsohn]

"With the correct timing" = "If you're incredibly lucky"

Doing that on purpose will be nearly impossible.

Well, I'd create a macro that geht's the timing every time
I was just wondering if the AE DPS makes it worth it or if a more diverse Rotation for AEs is better.
But thanks for the feedback. ^_^

[PessimiStick]

Well, I'd create a macro that geht's the timing every time
I was just wondering if the AE DPS makes it worth it or if a more diverse Rotation for AEs is better.
But thanks for the feedback. ^_^

Good luck creating a macro (which only accepts whole number /wait commands) that casts things (with a cast speed that isn't a multiple of the timer) based on a server-side tick mechanic.

[xyaie]

i could be wrong in this, but im pretty sure the game has an internal metrinome constantly ticking every 3 seconds on its on, serverwide, reguardless of what you do.

what i mean in this is: it seems to be a known that DoTs tick every 3 seconds, however it isnt like WoW where you apply a DoT and it waits 3 seconds to tick (also resulting in it ticking the very last second the DoT's debuff is on the target). DoTs tick on their own
TP regen is also similar, sometimes you will get a tick instantly, sometimes it takes the full 3 seconds and everywhere in between
Mana regen seems to work the same way. I've had my first spell refunded the moment the mana was taken, ive had it wait.

If this is correct, there is no macro that could fix it. A program could possibly do it, but im not seeing it a good idea to rely on it.