Dragoon Changes

[Zaranghae]

I'm all for the buffs, but I should have emphasized since some forum posters here think they speak for the majority after reading 2-3 titles of ancient threads that the devs could have scrutinized and implemented new mechanics for the job rather than dps numbers. I would much rather Jump, SSD or DFD more to compensate for dps rather than just repeating the same TTT rotation until the next jump cooldown. The jumps are what makes the class so much fun especially because there's a danger factor.

[kyuven]

scrutinized and implemented new mechanics for the job rather than dps numbers.

Before an expansion? No.
Expect major game changing changes of change for Heavensward, changes like the ones in this patch for...patches like this.
Adding new mechanics is only done if the ones currently present are completely and utterly broken.

[Ultimatecalibur]

I'm all for the buffs, but I should have emphasized since some forum posters here think they speak for the majority after reading 2-3 titles of ancient threads that the devs could have scrutinized and implemented new mechanics for the job rather than dps numbers. I would much rather Jump, SSD or DFD more to compensate for dps rather than just repeating the same TTT rotation until the next jump cooldown. The jumps are what makes the class so much fun especially because there's a danger factor.

Which is why Jump's cooldown has been decreased to once every 12 GCDs from once every 16. That is one of the major dps increases of the Dragoon buffs.

More SSDs and DFDs is fairly annoying to me as a Paladin when I'm trying to interrupt stuff only to see them resisted because a Dragoon (or to a lesser extent Monk) used a Gap closer/stun for extra dps, but I like Jumping when I'm a dragoon.