Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Jeckyl_Tesla]

I have a question about gear.

I'm thinking of getting some crafted pieces for my DRG and penta melding them with materia.

Now this means I could either get it with 29 crit, 24 Det, 41 Acc and 39 Str. OR I could get it with 41 Crit, 12 Det, 41 Acc and 39 Str.

My question is, would this beat the poetics chest at all? And if it does, which stat allocation do you think is worth going for?

[kyrios91]

Wanna know your opinions on my DRG performance (No food, pots, party buffs - pure solo testing):

Parse: http://imgur.com/tdwI12Y

Gear: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/OTNH

Rotation: (PS) > HT (IR) > ID (B4B) > Dis (LSweep) > CT (Jump) > Phl (DFD) > TT (SSD) > VT (LSurge) > FT. After that popped every cds the moment they're up and I have enough SSpd to use every other LSurge on CT. Reached 485 tops but it starts falling to 470 when I'm totally out of TP & Invigorate.

Feedbacks are appreciated and thanks!

[beowulf81]

i122 with dread wep and no crafted gear

sustained 577 dps for over 8 mins http://imgur.com/qr1vaKl this is with a few mistakes getting used to life surge timing. i130 with more practice could sustain 600 i believe. Still alot below monk of course by ~30 dps.

3 min parses vary from 580-620 depending on crit rng.

Nice buffs for DRG mains. I believe a MNK still holds the first melee spot due to better dps and dragonkick debuff. So the second melee spot in an optimal set-up is a toss up between NIN/DRG. The competition is even closer now with NIN needing tp after ~4.5 mins so the bard will need to sing peaen on long fights regardless of goad.

Just wanted to ask, what can monks at i130 sustain over 3 minutes/8 minutes?

What's the most that a monk has parsed since 2.4?

[Dervy]

Okay, Reposting.

i135 @ 535 acc
Food: Flint Caviar
WD: 58
STR: 663
CRT: 521
DET: 376
SS: 378
Weight: 1036.406
http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/OTNT

i135 @ 535 acc
Food: Black Truffle Risotto
WD: 58
STR: 663
CRT: 502
DET: 410
SS: 341
Weight: 1035.771
http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/OTNX

So. The new food, Flint Caviar, gives us a 0.635 higher weight. Equates to barely 1 DPS increase on paper. However... that 410 Determination just looks too good to resist... Pick whatever you want as the DPS difference is barely noticeable. In my opinion, I'd recommend the Black Truffle set however, as 410 Determination gives you a much higher base damage, so when you crit, you'll hit insanely hard, especially on the opening burst.

Pre-T13 @ 535 Acc w/ Flint Caviar
http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/OTO3

Pre-T13 @ 535 Acc w/ Black Truffle Risotto
http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/OUAL

Weights:
WD: 9.349
STR: 1
CRT: 0.233
DET: 0.327
SS: 0.198

[Nyalia]

Doesn't Impulse drive buff completely destroy the needs to use TT > FT in earlier leveling? Not that it matters much, of course.

I believe the optimal rotations for low level lancers are:

• Level 1-3: TT > (repeat)
• Level 4-7: TT > VT > (repeat)
• Level 8-9: ID > (repeat)
• Level 10-11: [Opener: ID > Sweep] ID > (repeat, use Sweep whenever off CD)
• Level 12-17: [Opener: HT > Sweep >] ID > ID > ID > ID > HT > (repeat, use Sweep whenever off CD)
• Level 18-25: [Opener: HT > Sweep > TT > LS > VT >] ID > ID > HT > ID > ID > (repeat, use Sweep whenever off CD, when LS is off CD, swap a pair of IDs with TT > LS > VT)
• Level 26-29: [Opener: HT > Sweep > TT > VT > LS > FT >] HT > TT > VT > FT > (repeat, use Sweep whenever off CD, when LS is off CD, use between VT and FT)

That last one recasts HT when you should still be able to squeeze another skill in, but since you can't interrupt your FT combo with HT, that skill would have to be ID. Compare (170+150+200+360)/4 = 220 average GCD potency with (170+150+200+360+180)/5 = 212 average GCD potency. Also, since your rotation is 10 seconds instead of 12.5 (assuming minimal SS due to low ilvl), your LS procs should line up better with FT.

The above assumes you don't have any cross class skills. If you do, just use IR whenever it's on CD. And, I suppose you can throw in Fracture in a few places, since it's 220 potency cross-class:

• Level 1-3: [Opener: TT > IR > Fracture >] TT > (repeat, use IR whenever off CD, use Fracture when it wears off if your TP is high enough)
• Level 4-7: [Opener: TT > IR > VT > Fracture >] TT > VT > (repeat, use IR whenever off CD, use Fracture when it wears off if your TP is high enough unless TT was just used (then use it after VT))
• Level 8-9: [Opener: ID > IR > Fracture >] ID > (repeat, use IR whenever off CD, use Fracture when it wears off if your TP is high enough)
• Level 10-11: [Opener: ID > IR > Fracture > Sweep >] ID > (repeat, use Sweep and IR whenever off CD, use Fracture when it wears off if your TP is high enough)
• Level 12-17: [Opener: HT > IR > Fracture > Sweep] ID > ID > ID > ID > HT > (repeat, use Sweep and IR whenever off CD, use Fracture when it wears off if your TP is high enough)
• Level 18-25: [Opener: HT > IR > Fracture > Sweep > TT > LS > VT >] ID > ID > HT > ID > ID > (repeat, use Sweep and IR whenever off CD, use Fracture when it wears off if your TP is high enough, when LS is off CD, swap a pair of IDs with TT > LS > VT)
• Level 26-29: [Opener: HT > Sweep > TT > IR > VT > LS > FT >] HT > TT > VT > FT > (repeat, use Sweep and IR whenever off CD, when LS is off CD, use between VT and FT (Fracture does not increase your DPS anymore at this point - same potency over time, but more TP spent))

[Jeckyl_Tesla]

Guessing no one can tell me if the ilvl110 crafted chest piece is worth getting?

[Zankes]

Guessing no one can tell me if the ilvl110 crafted chest piece is worth getting?

I would personally get it. Mine was melded like this DET IV, DET IV, DET III, DET III, DET III. I felt like it was good increase in DPS when I switched to it. If you have money for it go for it. You gain so much DET and CRIT compared to other i110 options.

[Dervy]

Guessing no one can tell me if the ilvl110 crafted chest piece is worth getting?

Multiply the gears stats by the Stat-Weights I just posted. Which either item has the most "weight" (higher number) theoretically gives the higher DPS.

[Jeckyl_Tesla]

Multiply the gears stats by the Stat-Weights I just posted. Which either item has the most "weight" (higher number) theoretically gives the higher DPS.

I have absolutely no idea how to do that. Can you give me a quick run through if possible please?

[Dervy]

Weights:
WD: 9.349
STR: 1
CRT: 0.233
DET: 0.327
SS: 0.198

Item 1:
39*1 = 39
29*0.233 = 6.757
24*0.327 = 7.848
Weight = 53.605

Item 2:
39*1 = 39
41*0.233 = 9.553
12*0.327 = 3.924
Weight = 52.477

Item 1 is better.