Fine-Tuning PLD rotation - tips?

[Mirateski]

General thread update: according to a friend of mine who parses, I'm now at least solidly netting 1k dps minimum in full shield oath in i260.

My static... are probably not going to keep me around for much longer, for a variety of reasons unrelated to my fervent desire to use sword oath, so there's that.

Our blm does not pull stupid crazy aggro levels, honestly. A friend of mine who plays smn and sch can hit ridiculous numbers that make me weep blood on smn and he definitely has quelling.

I've started practising the general rotation while in shield oath, so when I start hopping it'll be second nature, but using FoF after fast blade then CoS after riot blade has really helped me keep aggro a lot better than the previous rotation I was using. It's surprising how much of a difference it makes!

I'm probably going to be running 9s and 10s with mostly members of my fc from now on, so I may be stuck in shield oath for a week or two while our totally fresh ast gets used to the mechanics in both floors, but I'm confident that moving forward I'll be able to really push my dps, my stance dancing and work on fine-tuning my cooldown usage. That, and I levelled WAR to 60 and have been practising the rotation for that, so as soon as I get the axe from zurvan I should be ready to jump into high-end content on that, too.

Thanks so much to everyone for all your tips!

[Nerael]

I'm probably going to be running 9s and 10s with mostly members of my fc from now on, so I may be stuck in shield oath for a week or two while our totally fresh ast gets used to the mechanics in both floors

Small last tip of advice: Assuming your other healer is seasoned, start with stance dancing as soon as possible. The AST needs to get used to the damage levels you will sustain in sword oath/deliverance so they too can plan accordingly.
We have a guaranteed WHM and our second healer swaps between AST/SCH. The WHM being our main healer (although she does DPS when she can), the secondary healer generally only helps out in high damage phases of fights or when pre-shielding is necessary.

Savage is all about working together with your group and getting a feel for one another, then adjust tactics to what works for your group. A guide will only help somewhat. (Just a heads up, Raidfinder always has its own "Set ways" of doing things and most people do not like deviating from that)