Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[Primm]

Hey guys, I'm about to learn a bit more how to compute the pps of different openers and some quick questions occured ...

1. Is it still valid to assume 0,5s for each OGCD (like RS or Enochian) after a hardcast?
2. How many seconds would you take for a Potion after a hardcast?
3. How many seconds would you take for three OGCDs after a firestarter

My reference is this sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...HxA/edit#gid=0, but I noticed that the bonus damage contributed by the potion is not considered.

4. How much potency win (in percent probably) would you estimate for a max-potion of intelligence for instance?
5. Are the timings there valid? 1,88s for firestarter (with 1100+ spellspeed) etc.?

[Garotte14]

Hey guys, I'm about to learn a bit more how to compute the pps of different openers and some quick questions occured ...

1. Is it still valid to assume 0,5s for each OGCD (like RS or Enochian) after a hardcast?
2. How many seconds would you take for a Potion after a hardcast?
3. How many seconds would you take for three OGCDs after a firestarter

My reference is this sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...HxA/edit#gid=0, but I noticed that the bonus damage contributed by the potion is not considered.

4. How much potency win (in percent probably) would you estimate for a max-potion of intelligence for instance?
5. Are the timings there valid? 1,88s for firestarter (with 1100+ spellspeed) etc.?

This is the spreadsheet I've created and put in the guide. Yes, all of the cast times are correct. I just updated it yesterday. I use 0.5 for every oGCD that is hardcast. 1 second for potions that are hardcast. I allow 1 second of free time under an instant cast such as Firestarter or a Swiftcasted spell. So for instance RS + Enochian + Ley Lines would be 1.5 seconds. But if you cast firestarter > RS + Enochian + Ley Lines, RS and Enochian would be 0.00 and Ley Lines at 0.5.

Now these numbers won't be exact cause the time could be .41s or .67 for a hardcast or a potion might be 1.2 seconds and under a F3P, it could be 1.88s + 0.2s. Also increased SS will affect casting oGCDs underneath a Firestarter.

Point being, the total time of the opener will not be exact, but by keeping all of those oGCD times even across all openers, comparing them will remain correct.

Also potions are not calculated into the PPS because a potion does not effect potency. It raises Intelligence and there is no math that I know of that computes Intelligence into potency. You are welcome to figure that out, and if you do I will edit and update the spreadsheet. Just know that spreadsheet is current and accurate.