Maximize SMN rotation and dps during phase 4

[EasymodeX]

Current parsers shouldn't be significantly underestimating SMN DPS.

That aside, wiping on p2 of t4 is going to lead to very skewed numbers towards BLMs and DRGs, who gain ridiculous numbers on p1.

SMNs should be annihilating parses on p2, 3, 5, and 6, although 6 depends on how your group does the phase. BLM/DRGs could spike on that phase.

[xxalucard]

Current parsers shouldn't be significantly underestimating SMN DPS.

That aside, wiping on p2 of t4 is going to lead to very skewed numbers towards BLMs and DRGs, who gain ridiculous numbers on p1.

SMNs should be annihilating parses on p2, 3, 5, and 6, although 6 depends on how your group does the phase. BLM/DRGs could spike on that phase.

You know a parser that accurately parses shadowflare (parse it at all, even?), dots, raging strikes + dots, contagion + dots, bane resets, and all of your AoE damage? Cause I sure don't....

If a SMN is annihilating a parse that can't even correctly gauge a significant % of his dps, I'd worry about the other DPS classes in the group. (Though, who knows, the parser may be equally ineffective for them too)

[EasymodeX]

You know a parser that accurately parses shadowflare (parse it at all, even?), dots, raging strikes + dots, contagion + dots, bane resets, and all of your AoE damage? Cause I sure don't....

That's ok, because the parsers are being updated fairly often.

IIRC basically all of them should be (a) modeling DOTs and (b) tracking Bane now that they are correlating mob debuffs with other events. The author of the ACT plugin says that his DOT modeling includes Raging Strikes and that he was working on Contagion. I remember reading a reference to tracking some effects via the buff on the player (IIRC this applies to Shadowflare), but I don't recall checking the actual parse to see if it was there or not.

If a SMN is annihilating a parse that can't even correctly gauge a significant % of his dps, I'd worry about the other DPS classes in the group.

Or maybe Summoners are broken.

[paradigmfellow]

We are not broken. Just like with most classes, you have to know how to play your role to maximize results.