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[ViviAnimus]

I have tried both methods for quite a long time (3x 11 minute casts for each method) and preemtively casting fire III after your last fire I resulted in the most DPS. It's not that surprising to be honest.
If I'm not mistaken, this is why:

My fire III hits for 1100 instead of 850
In my method it's basically: Fire I (750 damage) - Fire III (1100 damage) - Blizzard III (450 damage) - Thunder II 160 damage - Here the GCD is triggered after the Fire III (which always happens after you cast Fire III after Fire I)
In the second method you go: Fire I (750 damage) - Blizzard III (450 damage) - Thunder II (160 damage) - Transpose - Fire III - 850 damage (this is where your GCD kicks in)
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2460 damage my method
2210 damage the second method

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Basically, in both rotations there is a GCD where you can weave something in between. Am I missing something here?

[scarebearz]

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The total damage for those few spells may be higher doing it that way, but it's the "Damage Per Second" overall that is important.

There is a GCD to weave something in for both, but a GCD in Astral Fire III with full MP is generally much more useful than a GCD when you are just going into Astral Ice MP regain phase.

Overall dps wise I doubt there is much difference between the 2 methods, but I'd go with the much more fluid method.

[YanderePrincess]

The total damage for those few spells may be higher doing it that way, but it's the "Damage Per Second" overall that is important.

There is a GCD to weave something in for both, but a GCD in Astral Fire III with full MP is generally much more useful than a GCD when you are just going into Astral Ice MP regain phase.

Overall dps wise I doubt there is much difference between the 2 methods, but I'd go with the much more fluid method.

Wouldn't another factor to consider, which would tie into the "overall dps" issue, be the fact that you have to wait a moment to cast the Firestarted Fire III rather than instantly going into Blizzard III when the Fire I finishes casting? Thus delaying the damage output by a small amount. Could that delay reduce the overall dps to make the two match up (ignoring the placement of any off-GCD skills, just comparing the direct dps of the two methods).

[scarebearz]

Wouldn't another factor to consider, which would tie into the "overall dps" issue, be the fact that you have to wait a moment to cast the Firestarted Fire III rather than instantly going into Blizzard III when the Fire I finishes casting? Thus delaying the damage output by a small amount. Could that delay reduce the overall dps to make the two match up (ignoring the placement of any off-GCD skills, just comparing the direct dps of the two methods).

Yes, this is what I mean about "Damage Per Second" overall, due to the wait time.

As for Scarebearz: The DMG is higher too. I have been parsing for a whole night and I do 20 more DPS by using the first rotation.

Are you just parsing those few spells mentioned? Or doing longer tests with both rotations?

I honestly don't see how it could give you 20 more dps, even if it is a superior method.