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[Aikaal]

Also... Just to mention now because it will happen. For the DPS leaderboard scores. There is Black Mages that will selfishly ask the Astrologian to just buff him for the parse when the logic raid choice is the melee. So if you get in a fight where you get AST buffs, please mention it with DRG/BRD/NIN/Selene presence because they influence our DPS

[HaroldSaxon]

Also... Just to mention now because it will happen. For the DPS leaderboard scores. There is Black Mages that will selfishly ask the Astrologian to just buff him for the parse when the logic raid choice is the melee. So if you get in a fight where you get AST buffs, please mention it with DRG/BRD/NIN/Selene presence because they influence our DPS

Just demand full parse files.

[Sleigh]

Also... Just to mention now because it will happen. For the DPS leaderboard scores. There is Black Mages that will selfishly ask the Astrologian to just buff him for the parse when the logic raid choice is the melee. So if you get in a fight where you get AST buffs, please mention it with DRG/BRD/NIN/Selene presence because they influence our DPS

DRG, BRD, NIN, AST, SCH, fight duration, mechanic RNG ... once raiding begins I don't even care to look at leaderboard scores (never really did but at least it was mostly NIN vs not having NIN at the time).

[Lavitz_]

A question, how do u guys handle with thunder proc if it doesnt last till umbral phase?
Enochian is so tight that if i use thunder in astral phase i need to cut 1 f4, is it worth it?
My opener is as follow
T1 > ley > b3 > sharp > f3 > enoch > f1 > rs > f4 x 3 > f3 > f4 > sc flare convert > f4 > b3

You can use a TC in your opener and every fresh Enochian application, on the 1st refresh it's too tight and you'll probably lose Enochian so I find it best to not use any procs there, then for the 2nd Enochian refresh you can save your procs until after you cast 4 Fire IVs.

My opener is Ley Lines > Thunder > Sharp Cast > Fire III > Enochian > Fire > Raging Strikes > Fire IV > Fire IV > Fire IV > Firestarter > Swiftcast > Fire IV or Flare > Convert > Fire IV and it leaves plenty of time to use procs before refreshing Enochian.

[Meleoffs]

Nah, it isn't worth using TC in astral fire.


opener: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ZU8hpwl_I

Slightly off topic, tell Gera Gera Adreius says hi and that he should get back on his old server and say whats up some time. :<

On topic, is aoe rotation the same as before? Also when do you use sharp cast outside of the opener?

[Sleigh]

Slightly off topic, tell Gera Gera Adreius says hi and that he should get back on his old server and say whats up some time. :<

On topic, is aoe rotation the same as before? Also when do you use sharp cast outside of the opener?

AoE rotation is the same as before with slight differences.

- Cast Enochian > RS after F3, don't bother refreshing it with B4
- Can't pot to Flare again depending on level, nor can you Convert > F2 > Flare
- You hit like a wet noodle to half the pull. Focus your Flare on higher HP enemies if you can still hit everything, try not to stay on one the enemy the entire pull
- Leylines is nice but it's also annoying. You can use Leylines but you have to delay the F3 really bad. I usually use Leylines on the first pull at the start and the first pull after bosses, and then save for the boss because it's barely an AoE increase

[Meleoffs]

Alright, thats pretty much what I figured. Thanks

[kenventa]

SE should at least let us FINISH casting Fire IV or Bliz IV in case we ran out of astral fire or enochian. Its such a waste!

[Drakolos]

SE should at least let us FINISH casting Fire IV or Bliz IV in case we ran out of astral fire or enochian. Its such a waste!

Or just don't allow us to cast B/F4 if the remaining time of enochian isn't enough.

[Xisin]

just throwing this out there but the ewer adds another fire 4 and change to our fire chians, with road it prob adds 2 ish... best used during fire chain 4 on enochian refresh. I'd like to play with it more but i do not readily have an astro with me at all times.