How to Dragoon per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[Thendiel]

Hey would you be able to post these gear sets on the OP? That way when/if my group ever gets to A4 it'll be there for quick reference and I don't have to go digging through the pages

Done. I've thrown up three of the best options we've been discussing, since there doesn't seem to be one universally-acknowledged BiS set at this point.

aight having too much skillspeed isn't as detrimental in raid environment as dummy since I don't think there's any fight where you're using optimum 3 laser/min timings

i got 711 skillspeed on my current set and I don't notice my self losing lasers due to skillspeed since we're inherently delaying them for mechanics

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/RL4B

i don't really hit anything from the front that much in a4s so I might just stick with the 639 set but I'll probably go for the high crit low det set first as I prefer more skillspeed as a buffer for things and 650 sounds more legit to me than 604.

Point taken. Sounds like this is the consensus. I've included Sunny's 697 Skill Speed BiS arrangement up on the main page.

For the record, though, I'd still recommend against 660+ Skill Speed in A1S, since passing this threshold should definitely screw up one's Geirskogul management at some point before the first jump. That said, it should be a total non-issue for A2S-A4S.

Maybe this thread could also cover somewhere how to be the best pvp dragoon you could be?

It would be nice to see, but the DRG threads and guides so far have all focused very overwhelmingly on PvE content. (I, for one, am a complete PvP scrub.) If someone wants to cover PvP, I won't stop them, and I'll add content to the main pages if people like certain bits of input/advice enough.