[Opener/Tips/Advices] How to play PLD

[RanceIronheart]

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Establish aggro
if you really want to do your maximum dps in groups that also do a lot of damage then first you are going to want to establish a strong aggro lead so that you can do your dps rotation for around 3+ minutes.
open in shield oath then Shield lob+shelltron Halone combo+ Shield swipe>Halone combo, from here on out you are ready to switch to Sword Oath.
Your DPS rotation
This rotation should only be used if you are OT or have already established hate, and if you are OT ignore using Shelltron unless you want to try and tank cleaves for extra dps.
Switch to Sword Oath then use fast blade+Sheltron > Riot blade(FoF)+CoS>Goring+Spirits>Fracture+Shield swipe>RA>Fast blade+Str pot+Spirits>RA+(Shield Swipe)>Riot blade+Sheltron>Goring+CoS>Fracture+Shield Swipe.
The breakdown
An earlier post I saw said to not take fracture into consideration for its low dps, and while this is true for a regular damage rotation if we just break down the potency
Fast blade (150) Savage blade (200) Royal Authority (340) total = 690 pot
Fast blade (150) Riot Blade (230) Goring blade (220+320) total = 920 pot
Fracture (220)
So when you are in FoF the Goring>RA>RA>Goring combo takes around 26-28 seconds depending on skill speed and during that time you can do Fast blade and Savage blade, but you are unable to hit a RA without FoF running out the total pot of this is.
Fast blade + Savage blade = 350 pot
Fracture + fracture = 440 pot
the major downside to this is that it will cost you more tp over time and you will run dry faster.