DPS Misconceptions

[Raestloz]

But Pharos gets harder the more DPS is being pumped out. And...... Are you....... Is this guy like serious? You can NOT be THAT biased. It's just..... I have a headache and I need to lay down.

I think this guy is saying "I know better coz I move more!"

He simply forgot that he can move more because the healer is busy keeping him alive so he can keep moving.

A good DPS doesn't mean jack if he's dead, is what I'm saying.

A good healer can make sure that the tank is alive so the next Mountain Buster is not targeted at YOUR FACE

[givemeraptors]

But Pharos gets harder the more DPS is being pumped out. And...... Are you....... Is this guy like serious? You can NOT be THAT biased. It's just..... I have a headache and I need to lay down.

You're misunderstanding. Good DPS doesn't just mean more DPS. It means taking out the appropriate adds, prioritizing the right mobs (barbers), not killing too many eggs at once, slowing down DPS to prevent speeding through phases, burning 3rd boss before healer gets too overwhelmed etc. Doing Pharos with a good pair of DPS makes healing a piece of cake, especially if tank stuns lunatic voice. I could not only keep everyone alive, but topped off 90% of the time. On the other hand, there isn't much I as a healer could do to make the DPS down adds faster, and perhaps I could silence Lunatic voice with Selene, but I prefer to use Eos during the Siren fight.

A good DPS doesn't mean jack if he's dead, is what I'm saying.

A good healer can make sure that the tank is alive so the next Mountain Buster is not targeted at YOUR FACE

A good healer doesn't mean jack if they're dead either so...what was your point again? And you bring up Titan of all things as if DPS was somehow unimportant during that fight. Yeah, go in with 4 or 5 craptastic DPS. You won't even get to Mountain Buster.

[Ultimatecalibur]

Boss fights vary. Some are easier on some rolls while harder on others. Different fights require different roles to know different things.

In AK, once Anatoboga is in proper position the tank can just spam his enmity combo until the boss is dead while the rest of the party handles the majority of the work.

In several fights ranged and/or melee dps can tunnel the boss without caring about anything else.