How to Dragoon Per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[Dervy]

Thank you for the Analysis. I was actually going to bring this point up that we should save it for 4ths & FTs, but you've done a much better job than I could've.

I've been looking at the Cooldown alignment doc I'm working on and your analysis brought up something interesting for me. On the second Life Surge, you're using it on a 4th after FT. However, if you hold it for 5 GCDs to land it on your next 4th after CT, this 4th is buffed by a Blood for Blood.

523.13 potency / 70 GCDs = +7.60 potency per GCD, or
(523.13 potency / 70 GCDs) / 2.4 seconds per GCD = +3.17 potency per second

That's the baseline math for using LS's on FT/4ths... Having said that, where id 3.17 come from? 523.13/70 = 7.473285714285714/2.4 = 3.113. Anyway...

So, if we're withholding this for an additional 5 GCDs:

Over the course of 75 GCDs, we get x1 Ft, x1 4th and x1 BFB 4th.

That's 203.79 + 164.17 + (164.17*1.3) = 581.381 potency.

581.381/75 = 7.751746666666667 / 2.4 = 3.229894444444444

So maybe there's some merit on holding Life Surge and/or other cooldowns and use them together?