Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[Primm]

I'd like that too :P Usually I lose my enochian somehow during the add phase in A1S. That already destroys my dps :P

[Aikaal]

I feel kinda like I must be missing something basic and fundamental as to why we'd ever want to Swiftcast Flare over F4 on a single target.
In the second rotation in the video, assuming you get a Firestarter proc to cover your SC, both would be cast in the same 1 GCD window and F4 would have 20 more base potency than Flare in that ~2.4 second timeframe.

Because even if you don't get proc and you lose time using Swiftcast, this scenario happens 3 times out of 5. Your average PPS with buffs is 5 lower than Fire IV. A respectable lost to always have MP for T1 / B4 after B3.

Aikaal, do you have a video of that 1.3k A1S ? That's pretty impressive.

I didn't record myself All I can say is I used my CDs after the second jump and we decided to ignore adds cause we had like 5% left to down on both bosses and when it came to me to cast Swiftcast Flare, it clipped 2 adds so it should be lower. Adds spawn the same time I flare so I didn't really have control over it x.x There was no point to break my rotation just so I wouldn't clip 2 adds not to damage them lol

I'm more impress by 1220 DPS in A3S without Bard :[

[OneWingedSora]

I didn't record myself All I can say is I used my CDs after the second jump and we decided to ignore adds cause we had like 5% left to down on both bosses and when it came to me to cast Swiftcast Flare, it clipped 2 adds so it should be lower. Adds spawn the same time I flare so I didn't really have control over it x.x There was no point to break my rotation just so I wouldn't clip 2 adds not to damage them lol

I'm more impress by 1220 DPS in A3S without Bard :[

Oh yeah, I agree with the flaring part. In fact..I don't see why you shouldn't flare every add set if you wait for the melee to hit it first. It's something I am gonna try next week :P

Also just out of curiosity, roughly how much DPS increase did you gain from i198 > i208 ?

[Aikaal]

Oh yeah, I agree with the flaring part. In fact..I don't see why you shouldn't flare every add set if you wait for the melee to hit it first. It's something I am gonna try next week :P

Also just out of curiosity, roughly how much DPS increase did you gain from i198 > i208 ?

Mmm I,m iLevel 206 but from that iLevel from iLevel 180 I went on dummy from 1180 to 1450. That's about 270 dmg for 26 iLevel and I would say 100 DPS.

Mmmm those adds spawned when bosses had about 2% each so we ignored them but they still spawned when I flared xD

[derplolherp]

Because even if you don't get proc and you lose time using Swiftcast, this scenario happens 3 times out of 5. Your average PPS with buffs is 5 lower than Fire IV. A respectable lost to always have MP for T1 / B4 after B3.

Ah ha! I knew there had to be something and was going nuts trying to find it.

[Kuza_]

Anyone have suggestions as to what to spend eso's on this week?? I already have Weapon, Chest, and Ring.

[Sleigh]

Do you raid, and if so, are you or will you be clearing A3S in the near future? I think pants are a good buy if you're not getting A3S pants soon.

[Kuza_]

Im not raiding consistently, so definitely not gonna be getting AS3 pants anytime soon soon.

[Dervy]

What CC's from a BLMs kit work on the Tornado Adds? Summoners/Scholars being Miasma II for slows. I take it sleep doesn't work, so it's just controlling Blizzards? Wondering what you BLM experts do so we can slightly refine our strat, as our Summoner is now a Black Mage for A3S.

[Waliel]

Pretty sure Lethargy also works.