Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Altena]

Huh? I don't know if I'm understanding you correctly but are you trying to say that clipping CT after 3 ticks is better then using FT combo filler lol?

You left out on your maths that CT dot will be ticking when both clipping CT and when using FT combo.

Well no, it won't be better and after rereading my OP I can understand why you think that is what I am saying as I wasn't very clear. You will be missing out on the DoT from Chaos that ticks while you do a 2nd FT combo. I guess what I am trying to figure out is at what point is it "ok" to clip CT, as we all know in a normal fight - you won't be able to get the full "optimal rotation" due to disconnects.

For example, when you return to the mob, let's say there are 5 ticks (or 15 seconds) remaining on CT (this is pretty much after Chaos & 1x FT filler, plus the few seconds of disconnect breaking vines or whatever). This means that CT will actually fall off while you are refreshing it, if you were to do a FT filler before doing so. The alternative is to clip CT by about 2 ticks (or 5ish seconds).

What is the "threshold" in which clipping CT is better then doing an extra FT? Is it better to clip CT by a few ticks or let it fall off for 2 or so ticks?

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On another note, I think that the SS discussion that is going on is rather moot (honestly I haven't been reading much or any of it, just glanced).

In order to fully benefit from SS, you would need to stay on the same mob, or continuously use skills for a minimum of 25 GCD's (Assuming your GCD is 2.4 compared to 2.5) to be better off, and in addition your attacks hit for less. The moment you disconnect at less then 25 attacks (at a .1 second difference in GCD) your .1 GCD difference is rendered useless.

I am bad at math though.