How to Dragoon Per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[whiskeybravo]

Need input on this, and maybe if someone wants to test it since it will be a while before I can test it on DRG.

Regarding /chotbar ability swaping.

Keeping with the idea of Weapon skills on face buttons (square, X, circle, triangle)

HT > ID > Dis > CT

Upon using CT, slots for HT and ID are replaced with F+C (flank = flank) and Wheeling (rear = former rear)
Also, former slots for TT and VT are restored.

/micon "Chaos Thrust"
/ac "Chaos Thrust" <t>
/chotbar set "Fang and Claw" [hotbar#] [slot#]
/chotbar set "Wheeling Thrust [hotbar#] [slot#]
/chotbar set "True Thrust" [hotbar#] [slot#]
/chotbar set "Vorpal Thrust" [hotbar#] [slot#]

TT > VT > FT

Upon using FT, slots for TT and VT are replaced with F+C and Wheeling.
Also, former slots for HT and ID are restored.

/micon "Full Thrust"
/ac "Full Thrust" <t>
/chotbar set "Fang and Claw" [hotbar#] [slot#]
/chotbar set "Wheeling Thrust [hotbar#] [slot#]
/chotbar set "Heavy Thrust" [hotbar#] [slot#]
/chotbar set "Impulse Drive" [hotbar#] [slot#]

This solves the earlier problem of trying to set a macro in a macro, there only needs to be 2 macros instead of the 4 I originally thought of.

Sound feasible? Any input on action delay or other screwbally stuff if someone could test would be great

(I know I'm not mentioning Phleb, not worrying about it's position for this, can remain unchanged)

EDIT: OK I figured out the original problem, and realized 2 new ones.

1) Wouldn't be able to multi-dot mobs with IDC
2) Wouldn't be able to TTT TTT mobs where you don't need IDC

Only solutions I can think are swapping hotbars, to a main without macros and then back. Something like what Gardes has mentioned, swapping entire hotbars with macros. Or just really fast reaction times to hit either CT or FT in between your recast time to restore which set you need (ex, multidotting with IDC-4th, while 4th GCD is counting tap FT to restore HT/ID. you don't have to perform the action for the abilities to be changed, just tap it quick to restore. Same if you want to TTT TTT, just tap CT real quick between the GCD to restore them)

[Gardes]

Snip

How about (where (_) is the /chotbar change 1/2/3/4 macro)

Set 1: H , I , D , (C)

Set 2: (P) , 4 , 4 , C

Set 3: P , T , T , (T)

Set 4: (H) , 4 , 4 , T

That's 4 sets used up. For this I'm going at the order of circle, triangle, square, cross for columns. So a (C) macro only contains /chotbar change 2, which will land you on Set 2 where the actual non macro'd chaos thrust is. You have to at least double tap during the gcd queue window to use chaos thrust in the queue window. Same with (P), (T) and (H). You basically change into different sets and loop around while activating skills and shouldn't be suffering from /ac's queue penalty.

Keep in mind that I dont have DRG leveled yet (focusing on DRK) and can't really test its smoothness and various situation adaptibility (we still use heavy > phleb > IDC on some adds...right?). My current chotbar setup uses 3 sets and are able to swap between heavy and phleb at any time but I've tried it and adjusted it over many fights..