Stereotypes exist for a reason. Show your dead dragoons!

[Kiokin]

You should also consider that DRGs fight in direct proximity to the boss, whereas bards and other long range classes can just pewpew from a secure distance. Having to follow a complicated rotation of 15-20 skills, minding your position and dodging stuff while standing at the front line can be a bit overwhelming for some players.

Dragoons do not rotationally use 15-20 skills. What in the crap are you talking about.

[BillyBones]

Dragoons do not rotationally use 15-20 skills. What in the crap are you talking about.

My rotation includes 16 skills. And about 5 situational skills outside of rotation. Go read a guide or something.

[TomTom1968]

My rotation includes 16 skills. And about 5 situational skills outside of rotation. Go read a guide or something.

I only know one guy who seriously plays a Dragoon as main class and he is one of the best players I have ever met. When I did the relict for my Dragoon just for the sake of completing it, I asked him for a roation. He first showed me one to use without looking like an idiot for what I need during the Relict quest and then he showed me his combo, normal and burst one. Boy, that was a headache of skills depending on each other and various conditions. It was more than a dozen of skills used in a strict order but including variations when certain conditions are given. I have lots of respect since this for Dragoons who know to play their class well.

[Kiokin]

I only know one guy who seriously plays a Dragoon as main class and he is one of the best players I have ever met. When I did the relict for my Dragoon just for the sake of completing it, I asked him for a roation. He first showed me one to use without looking like an idiot for what I need during the Relict quest and then he showed me his combo, normal and burst one. Boy, that was a headache of skills depending on each other and various conditions. It was more than a dozen of skills used in a strict order but including variations when certain conditions are given. I have lots of respect since this for Dragoons who know to play their class well.

They aren't half as complicated as they look. The guide on the DPS role forum has crappy formatting. It's just a simple priority system.

[BillyBones]

They aren't half as complicated as they look. The guide on the DPS role forum has crappy formatting. It's just a simple priority system.

Right, because the opinion of a lvl41 DRG matters

[Kiokin]

Right, because the opinion of a lvl41 DRG matters

I've played priority system DPS in other MMOs before. Considering this game has a 2.5 GCD for everyone but MNK, this game is slow enough that I'm positive it's not as difficult as it looks. Especially considering that even though I only have a 41 dragoon, the only rotational ability I'm missing is Chaos Thrust.

[lololink]

My rotation includes 16 skills. And about 5 situational skills outside of rotation. Go read a guide or something.

Huh ? the rotation ( well it's more a priority order ) only have 8-9 skills , 3 for the damage combo, 3 for the debuff combo, 1 or 2 Dots and the buff on the side, not counting the big CD skills obviously...

[Alistaire]

Huh ? the rotation ( well it's more a priority order ) only have 8-9 skills , 3 for the damage combo, 3 for the debuff combo, 1 or 2 Dots and the buff on the side, not counting the big CD skills obviously...

Sigh...if you don't always use those 9 skills in the order of 123456789 in that order with no variance whatsoever...yes, DRG's rotation is long, 16 sounds about right.

[lololink]

Sigh...if you don't always use those 9 skills in the order of 123456789 in that order with no variance whatsoever...yes, DRG's rotation is long, 16 sounds about right.

I guess you missed the part where I wrote Priority order.

[BristolRuss]

Dragoons do not rotationally use 15-20 skills. What in the crap are you talking about.

My burst rotation, off the top of my head is as follows:

Spineshatter Dive > Heavy Thrust > Impulse Drive > Leg Sweep > Disembowel > Blood for Blood > Chaos Thrust > Internal Release > Phlebotomise > Power Surge > True Thrust > Jump > Vorpal Thrust > Life Surge > Full Thrust > Dragonfire Dive

May have got the order wrong, as it's off my head. But that is 16 non repeating moves. Then you can weave in defensive cooldowns and pots. Plus I don't run fracture, which I could include in there somewhere.