Dragoons Thread

[Lynesse]

I practically just dinged 60 and have been looking to share my feelings about the class.

Dragoon has a surprising amount of depth. The fact that Thendiel's old Dragoon guide was 64 pages long proves that.

It also seems to be misunderstood. From what I've seen, Dragoon was an easy class to play pre-HW. Some people still seem to think it's only about using Jumps between GCDs.

But the timing of Blood of the Dragoon is so tight that it can be really hard to maximize our potential.

When you haven't memorized an encounter, it can be difficult to know when to delay your cooldowns. One wrong decision can harshly punish an inexperienced player.

Our rotation changes as oGCDs come off cooldown, and the ability bloat can make for some awkward finger gymnastics.

It's a class that's easy to pick up, but hard to master.

[Sentinillia]

I practically just dinged 60 and have been looking to share my feelings about the class.

Dragoon has a surprising amount of depth. The fact that Thendiel's old Dragoon guide was 64 pages long proves that.

It also seems to be misunderstood. From what I've seen, Dragoon was an easy class to play pre-HW. Some people still seem to think it's only about using Jumps between GCDs.

But the timing of Blood of the Dragoon is so tight that it can be really hard to maximize our potential.

When you haven't memorized an encounter, it can be difficult to know when to delay your cooldowns. One wrong decision can harshly punish an inexperienced player.

Our rotation changes as oGCDs come off cooldown, and the ability bloat can make for some awkward finger gymnastics.

It's a class that's easy to pick up, but hard to master.

While managing BotD isn't very hard after you get used to how the job plays I can't emphasize enough how important it is to learn the relationship between BotD and Geirskogul. Nearly every time a dragoon asks why their DPS isn't up to par the cause is low Geirskogul usage. If you're a budding dragoon please don't underestimate the power of over 600 free potency per minute. It's not an incredibly deep or difficult mechanic but a lot of people seem to be afraid to drop their BotD so much that they forget to utilize it properly. Don't be afraid to ask your fellow floortanks for fight specific advice, it could save you a few gray hairs in the long run if you're just learning.