Monk 3.0 CHAKRA UNLEASHED

[ForbiddenMonk]

1330-1350 on Faust sounds right for the item levels listed pending group comps. I pretty regularly get in the 1350 range on Faust. I have a dragoon on my team. Why no food though? I mean even some cheap Black Truffle or something. I can understand saving pots since they are bit pricey, but food can be had for very little for some of the older foods and it'll last you at least 30 minutes or 40 if you run the FC food buff.

At this point with my static being 189+ on average, no need to food or pots on faust. I know its barely a 3 minute fight, but thats just my way of thinking. I must be not rebuffing correctly to be behind +80dps to a similar geared monk. I tend to throw DK 1 gcd after it ends, the same goes for twin snakes. instead of cliping them at 3-4 seconds remaining


I have a dragoon on my team as well, no astrologer. Lost of 80dps is just too much to ignore.

[Sleigh]

At this point with my static being 189+ on average, no need to food or pots on faust. I know its barely a 3 minute fight, but thats just my way of thinking. I must be not rebuffing correctly to be behind +80dps to a similar geared monk. I tend to throw DK 1 gcd after it ends, the same goes for twin snakes. instead of cliping them at 3-4 seconds remaining

I pot in dungeons. Sometimes food. No excuse, help your group out as much as possible, unless you are just ridiculously poor and can't be bothered to make gil for the sake of combat's benefit.

Besides, that food lasts until the meat of the fight.

[Ricdeau]

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You also said you aren't using Fracture. Both Zami and I both showed some pages back how much of a DPS increase that can be alone. I would definitely start trying to work in Fracture if you want to get your DPS up.

Anyway, the point is that neither food or pots are mandatory, but they certainly help and should not be discounted as insubstantial. I get that Drac Pots can be a huge drain on money if you or your FC/friends can't make them. X Pots are very cheap on my server now and are a great way to go if you don't want to spend the premium. Food can be very expensive, but it lasts 30-40 minutes depending on FC buffs and getting older food is very cheap and easy. Static DPS increase just for hitting that button once every 30 to 40 minutes. You seem to be concerned with your DPS enough to comment and ask questions. Leaving out some those two sources of DPS shouldn't be dismissed just because you can get by without. By the same argument you can get by without large amounts of gear. We all want to push farther and excel at our jobs so why not take some easily attainable advantages?