The Monk Temple

[Sigred]

Want spike damage? Pop an HQ Str potion.

I really can't repeat this enough. If you really need to utilize PB as a burst DPS tool, then you (or the other 1-3 DPS) are simply not ready for whatever you're trying to tackle. The nominal increase of damage in a PB burst pales in comparison to the DPS you will lose trying to ramp up from scratch again.

[Sleigh]

It's not about clearing content, it's about clearing content faster and more efficiently. If I'm in a fight where I'm not going to drop the stacks once they're up, and I can add damage for free, I want to do that.

[NoctisUmbra]

It's not about clearing content, it's about clearing content faster and more efficiently.

Right, and unless the content in question has no part in it that forces a GL3 drop, it's better to use PB on gaining GL stacks exclusively. Using PB to burst isn't going to speed things up much for you (if at all even) whereas getting back to GL3 when you drop in in only 3 skills versus 9 will.

[Sleigh]

Right, and unless the content in question has no part in it that forces a GL3 drop, it's better to use PB on gaining GL stacks exclusively. Using PB to burst isn't going to speed things up much for you (if at all even) whereas getting back to GL3 when you drop in in only 3 skills versus 9 will.

Don't get me wrong, I think PB is by far best used for ramping up. However, unless a fight is less than 3 minutes long, you'll have it up again, and you may not have need of a ramp up any time after that depending on the fight.

[NoctisUmbra]

Don't get me wrong, I think PB is by far best used for ramping up. However, unless a fight is less than 3 minutes long, you'll have it up again, and you may not have need of a ramp up any time after that depending on the fight.

Yeah, so like I said if you know the fight can be done without dropping GL3 stacks (as in there isn't a mechanic that forces it, like Titan's heart Spawn, Divebombs in T5, doing anything in a PUG) then you just keep it there as backup, ready to use.

[Sleigh]

Let's assume, in theory, a fight where the player has virtually no chance of dying or dropping stacks, and it lasts more than 3 minutes. Where is the best time to PB for increased damage after it comes back up?

[NoctisUmbra]

Let's assume, in theory, a fight where the player has virtually no chance of dying or dropping stacks, and it lasts more than 3 minutes. Where is the best time to PB for increased damage after it comes back up?

You seemed to have the right idea:

Dragon Kick > Twin Snakes > ender > PB > True Strike X 3 > ender > DK > DK/Bootshine > TwS

[Mister-Wonderful]

Let's assume, in theory, a fight where the player has virtually no chance of dying or dropping stacks, and it lasts more than 3 minutes. Where is the best time to PB for increased damage after it comes back up?

You seemed to have the right idea:

Dragon Kick > Twin Snakes > ender > PB > True Strike X 3 > ender > DK > DK/Bootshine > TwS

Yep, 3x True strike and then keep GL3 is what I do, it isn't much but I don't like to leave PB sitting there unless I know i'm gonna need it as well. I just make sure ToD is on and place demolish, then I'll PB and do 3-4 true strike, GL3 move, and before PB ends i'll re app dragon kick and twin if possible and then keep rolling into Bootshine and continue.

[VonWilhelm]

My fellow Monk, I apologize in advance if I have missed it in previous posts, but what is our optimal AOE rotation? Or does focusing on one mob at a time yield better efficiency?

[Sleigh]

My fellow Monk, I apologize in advance if I have missed it in previous posts, but what is our optimal AOE rotation? Or does focusing on one mob at a time yield better efficiency?

It depends highly on your TP needs, PB needs, how many enemies there are, and how long the enemies are going to live.

2 enemies: Dragon Kick and multi-DoT both with Demolish and ToD, assuming they'll live through the DoTs. Once you've got DoTs on both you do standard rotations, ideally on the highest HP enemy if you want to maximize DPS.
3 enemies: Dragon Kick each mob, Rockbreaker if TP isn't an issue, Demolish each enemy if it is. ToD is worthwhile here still to multi-DoT. Demolish has 310 Potency from behind and costs 50 TP, Rockbreaker will do 390 total Potency but costs 120 TP.
4 enemies: Dragon Kick each mob, Rockbreaker becomes a bit more worthwhile to use than Demolish at 520 total Potency, though still less TP efficient than Demolish.
5+ enemies: Good time to Dragon Kick/Bootshine > Twin Snakes > PB > spam Rockbreaker, unless you'll be needing TP in that encounter (like Turn 4). Arm of the Destroyer is more damaging than Bootshine or Dragon Kick with this many enemies, but it's so TP-inefficient, you'd need an incredible amount of enemies to make it worthwhile per your TP, so you'll probably want to stick with primarily using single target attacks and Rockbreaker.

Mostly you'll just want to Dragon Kick as many enemies as you can, keep Twin Snakes up, and Rockbreaker or Demolish based on TP needs and/or the number of enemies being attacked. If you need extra oomph, go into PB and Rockbreaker spam. If you have a strong BLM in the party, don't even waste your TP too much.