How to Dragoon per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[MiniTyra]

I'd just go for this set: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/UA9Z

It's the set that Dervy is aiming for and just use whatever i240 weapon you can get your hands on. That way, Pre-A8S is exactly the same as Post-A8S, only a Midan Spear swap. Chances are, Relic will be customisable and would best be invested into crit/det and there's a high chance Nidhogg weapon will be i240 Crit/Det. If it's Accuracy/Det, then of course, we'll have to see which is better :P

[JackFross]

That way, Pre-A8S is exactly the same as Post-A8S, only a Midan Spear swap.

The Midan Jacket of Maiming drops from A8S as well, so you'll be missing that before killing, as well. That has a pretty substantial impact on how you build that set. If the issue was just SKS from the spear, then yeah, it'd be great, but both non-Midan options for the chest have 70+ SKS on them IN ADDITION TO the skill speed from the spear, all of which stacks on top of the 558, forcing you to sit at 712 Skill Speed - quite a bit more than is realistically worthwhile.

It's also been confirmed - 100% confirmed - that the next patch will bring 240 Anima relics with completely customizable stats. Screenshots seem to imply a 120 maximum for Crit/Acc/Sks and a 115 maximum for Det, with 228 maximum stat points allowed to be allocated (the exact same amount of points you can put on an i240 Slipstream spear - 120 Crit + 84 Sks + 24 Det = 228 total points).