war nerfs(srs bznz pls)

[Reynhart]

So can you do some math for me to prove that switching oaths costs you 500 - 300*.75 = 275 potency? Because I'm seeing a lot of opinions, but not a whole lot of evidence.

First, your calculation is a bit off. FC is 525 potency thanks to Deliverance. Inner Beast is 300 potency, since it ignores Defiance penalty. So you're losing 225 potency.

We've assumed that PLD ppGCD is around 320 for its optimal rotation while using SwO. Using a GCD to switch to ShO or SwO makes you lose those 320 potency each time. Even if you count that GB is ticking for 50 during this (But will probably fall off for one or two GCD), it means you lose more than your 225 potency each time you switch. And it's not even counting how many GCD you stay in ShO where you "lose" 15% of your damage +50pot/GCD.

Technically it's not a waste of DPS too if you need the extra mitigation to survive (whether just barely or safely).

WARs are claiming that using Inner Beast instead of Fell Cleave is a "waste", not me

Nevermind the reality that there are actually plenty of gaps in uptime to swap Oaths at no DPS loss.

Shouldn't you advocate being in SwOath until right before the tankbuster to maximize DPS ?

PLD has better physical mitigation and DRK has better magical mitigation.

Yes, they have. But instead of very specific situations where PLD can top both of them thanks to HG, there is nothing that PLD and DRK can survive that WAR can't.

Judged independently, PLD and DRK both have higher raid mitigation than WAR does -- DRK having persistently higher raid mitigation with Delirium and Reprisal and PLD having higher one-time raid mitigation with DV. And, because of their equally valuable unique utility, just like WAR, they will be ensured a raid spot.

Considering that Delirium only affects magical damage, and Reprisal needs to be proced by a parry, I'd say that DRK's raid mitigation is less reliable than WAR's. As for PLD, yes, DV is a very good skill but only for burst damage.