BRDs not using WM -_-

[RiceisNice]

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WM is a dps loss if you only do heavy and straight shots, and you break even give or take if you use it at soon as you get it at 52. You need empyreal arrow to see a net gain in damage on single target. All Iron jaws realistically does is make you more TP efficient. It;s a definite increase with AoE though, and it's hard to quanitify BL/RoD into WM's damage due to the oGCD clipping where you're more likely to miss an entire oGCD reset.

Outside of that, player skill shouldn't play any role in looking at a skill, the 30% boost does not nessesacrly outweigh the loss of auto attacks unless you have stronger/more oGCDs to make up for it (which agian, its hard to quantify the likes of Bloodletter/RoD because of the oGCD clipping with cast times)

[AskaRay]

WM is a dps loss if you only do heavy and straight shots

But only...certain bards... not use their DOTS.
Like at that point, if you're just using those two attacks, it doesn't matter if you have WM or not your damage output is gonna be abysmal

[BLaCKnBLu3B3RRY]

WM is a dps loss if you only do heavy and straight shots, and you break even give or take if you use it at soon as you get it at 52. You need empyreal arrow to see a net gain in damage on single target. All Iron jaws realistically does is make you more TP efficient. It;s a definite increase with AoE though, and it's hard to quanitify BL/RoD into WM's damage due to the oGCD clipping where you're more likely to miss an entire oGCD reset.

Outside of that, player skill shouldn't play any role in looking at a skill, the 30% boost does not nessesacrly outweigh the loss of auto attacks unless you have stronger/more oGCDs to make up for it (which agian, its hard to quantify the likes of Bloodletter/RoD because of the oGCD clipping with cast times)

this. you will frequently find brief periods of time where you will only be using heavy shot and straight shot, mostly. if you can toggle WM through-out encounters efficiently enough, you will be able to increase your DPS.