Why mark targets?

[Bridgeburner]

Sleeping targets is pretty much the worst thing possible for damage, and is to be avoided. Party compositions are not made to always include a WHM or BLM with sleep, and the dungeons simply aren't tuned to require it.

*smiles*. So, what's your unsanctioned 3rd party parsing tool of choice, YuriRamona? This thread is equivalent to saying "I parse hard and must see the largest possible numbers from each engagement to feel satisfaction." Nothing you're writing about concerns core dungeon mechanics, the ability to clear fights, or team survivability. You're not even talking about how to effectively speed-run. You're a numbers player.

So, whatcha usin' to read the numbers? Be sure to bold it for the mods. =)

[YuriRamona]

*smiles*. So, what's your unsanctioned 3rd party parsing tool of choice, YuriRamona? This thread is equivalent to saying "I parse hard and must see the largest possible numbers from each engagement to feel satisfaction." Nothing you're writing about concerns core dungeon mechanics, the ability to clear fights, or team survivability. You're not even talking about how to effectively speed-run. You're a numbers player.

So, whatcha usin' to read the numbers? Be sure to bold it for the mods. =)

If you need a third-party tool to tell the difference between 226 potency True>Full Combo and 330 potency Phlebotomize, you need some serious help with math. (Hint: One number is bigger than the other!)

If you think that maximizing damage is not a "core dungeon mechanic", then I don't know what else to say. I guess we just disagree fundamentally on the idea of progression in this game, and how much skill and ability selection and execution matter.

[Bridgeburner]

If you need a third-party tool to tell the difference between 226 potency True>Full Combo and 330 potency Phlebotomize, you need some serious help with math.

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Phlebotomize: 170 initial + (25 x 6 [ticks over 18 seconds]) = 330 potency

170 + (25 x 6)
= 170 + (150)
= 320

[Imapooonu]

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170 + (25 x 6)
= 170 + (150)
= 320

xD

I almost spit my coffee out on that one lol.