Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Senmon]

I'm going to assume this is place to ask a question, cause I'm literally frustrated. I'm i94 (i110 neck, i100 bracelets/earrings/ring and levi weapon) and I'm only doing 300-310 dps in turn 8. I've sat on a dummy and used the rotations/ogcd abilities outlined on the first page and can pull 360+ w/o mercy stroke. Am I just bad? is there something I'm missing about this fight? I'm hit capped and just downright sad.

[FantasyForever]

I'm going to assume this is place to ask a question, cause I'm literally frustrated. I'm i94 (i110 neck, i100 bracelets/earrings/ring and levi weapon) and I'm only doing 300-310 dps in turn 8. I've sat on a dummy and used the rotations/ogcd abilities outlined on the first page and can pull 360+ w/o mercy stroke. Am I just bad? is there something I'm missing about this fight? I'm hit capped and just downright sad.

Are you using pots?

I'm sure you're not bad. Are you on Homing Missile/brainjack duty and nothing else?
In my group that's all I handle and I pull 389 at i105 using one pot.

[Senmon]

I'm normally on mine tower/mines duty

I was popping jump whenever off cd even if PS is not up. Is that bad?
And yes I only LS for FT
There might've been one or two instances where I applied ID combo without HT

[SokiYagami]

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Nah, probably just the small stuff here and there where you need to pay more attention on like popping cds/pots late. I'm falling behind on dps too in SCoB which is why I came back here seeking advice.

Getting back on track, just to double check again. Assuming everything is ideal, and there is no need to hold back any cds, is the following list below true?

GCDs (in order of priority):

1. Ensure HT buff is up
2. Ensure Dis debuff is up
3. Ensure Chaos & Phle Dot is up
4. Poke the mob with FT combo

o-GCDs:

• Always keep B4B, IR and jump on cd (don't hold back IR for B4B)
• Save PS for jump
• Save LS for FT
• Pop the other 3 jumps as seem fit

[SokiYagami]

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Forgot about tips for t8, I usually interrupted my rotation and drop Phle and ID on avatar, so I can put Dis on DK as soon as it spawn and is in position. And I usually just pop DD on avatar as soon as it's up rather than saving it for DK.

Are you using legacy camera view on t8? If yes, you might want to consider learning to strafe or target lock on avatar depending on kb+mouse / controller. Those auto attack adds up quite a bit over time.

And if you're casting Final Heaven during the fight, you might want to consider dropping dots on avatar first before casting.

Lastly, make a quick macro with sound effect for TP song to notify your bard if you're not using VoIP. Either that or temporary drop Phle if your bard is busy singing MP song instead.

Good luck raising your DPS~ I'm cheering for you!