Still none of the needed changes?

[T0rin]

And for the love of all thats holy..ive said it three times now...but apparently its being ignored..im NOT looking for 'easy mode', how many times do i have to say it? or are you guys just using old answers from other conversations.

Here's your main issue: You're calling for changes on how a class plays because you find that you cannot deal with the interruptions to your DPS that come in current raiding content. Many end game raiders know multiple DRGs who are doing top tier DPS, even with all the same interruptions that you are dealing with. So, in essence, you are asking for changes to accommodate your style of playing the class that is resulting in sub-optimal performance, or performance that you feel is in need of improvement, though not as a result of your personal contribution. This is essentially asking for the class to be easier to play, hence the reactions.

The reality is, the class is 100% just fine. A day ago, it was probably #1 DPS, and given the contribution of Littany and Disembowel, even if they are not #1 from a pure DPS perspective, they probably still are from a raid contribution perspective. Just because you have issues, does not mean the class has issues.

[Arienal]

The reality is, the class is 100% just fine. A day ago, it was probably #1 DPS

I feel like im talking with a broken record player. The big counter point im seeing from people here revolves around where it sits on the damage charts. Granted, a few people have brought up their own views on botd and how they're fine with it, great, ok. yet even after i was asked for proposed solutions, and provided them earlier, still not discussed. The other issues i mentioned? Same story.

Some people are fine with the changes? More power to em. but im growing tired of being met with 'you want easy mode' on this thread which IS NOT THE CASE. Clearly im wasting my time talking to people who just parrot the same stuff. 'easy mode' 'top damage' are the majority of what im seeing today so I take my leave.

See you all in another few patches if things still arent resolved.

[SilverEphraim]

Some people are fine with the changes? More power to em. but im growing tired of being met with 'you want easy mode' on this thread which IS NOT THE CASE. Clearly im wasting my time talking to people who just parrot the same stuff. 'easy mode' 'top damage' are the majority of what im seeing today so I take my leave.

See, but here's why everyone keeps saying that you want an easy mode. Your proposed changes would make everything even easier to upkeep than it already it. Does Blood of the Dragon fall off due to mechanics? Absolutely. But I have not once, outside of server lag, which only happens occasionally, had Blood of the Dragon drop due to something that wasn't a mistake of mine. A stun early on in the fight? Okay, I should have held BotD a little longer before using it. Minotaur in Fractal uses Disorienting Groan, or tornadoes in Neverreap? I should have held my Geirskogul and not used it the moment I had enough time to pop it safely. Oppressors jumping and I just refreshed BotD? I should have known they were going to jump, and reserved my use of the cooldown.

The exception to all these? When you're learning the fight. Because then you don't know what's going to happen. But that's true of Black Mage as well, which got an equally, if not more strict, timer they have to deal with unless they want an even larger DPS loss than we get if we lose BotD.

Would I like to see a different effect for Wheeling Thrust and Fang and Claw? Maybe. Honestly, I enjoy it how it is, because it forces me to pay attention at least a little bit instead of going into complete braindead farm mode, because of the RNG, and while keeping the RNG, if they had different effects, that would be kind of ridiculous.

BotD is a strict buff to upkeep at times, yes. If we miss one GCD at the wrong time, we could very well lose the buff. But outside of when we're learning the fight, it's entirely our own fault. And if you want to have absolutely no downtime at all, even while learning the fight, I'm sorry, but I think you're playing the wrong genre.