How to Dragoon Per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[ColdestHeaven]

Reached 60 this evening. Geirskogul management was easy to learn, and it's funnier than just keeping the buff up. Now all I need to do is get those damn positionals down. Without going into too much detail (I'm trying to limit spoilers on new instances), do the new EX primals screw positionals as much as common dungeon bosses/mobs?

[Aiurily]

do the new EX primals screw positionals as much as common dungeon bosses/mobs?

haha oh god yes they do. there are mechanics where you literally can NOT hit positionals, and then there's tiny sized mobs with the tiniest hitboxes that make hitting the positionals seem like a sniper's job. for the other primal, it's not as difficult, but there's definitely a lot of deterrents to you getting your positional in the fight.

[ColdestHeaven]

haha oh god yes they do. there are mechanics where you literally can NOT hit positionals, and then there's tiny sized mobs with the tiniest hitboxes that make hitting the positionals seem like a sniper's job. for the other primal, it's not as difficult, but there's definitely a lot of deterrents to you getting your positional in the fight.

I suppose I'll have to stop screaming mentally each time I miss a positional if I want to survive this expansion, lol.
Before the expansion I used to pop buffs up as much as possible, did it change anything else now - like waiting for certain buffs to line up?