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  1. 04-12-2018 02:02 AM #1
    Makeda
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    In a big trash pull like those 70 dungeons is it worth the trade off in cooldowns to bother with the dots over just spamming a direct damage AoE?

    I've only seen these as a tank - but my Bard, Ayeola Fyah, just hit the first quest of Stormblood last night... so now is the time for me to figure this out...

    In leveling dungeons I've been finding that in the time it takes me to cycle around 5-6 dots through a stack of mobs... on another pull I could have been trading spam between Quick Nock, Rain of Death, and ensuring Straight Shot and songs don't fall off... But I'm not yet sure which of these two is leading to a higher DPS result.
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  2. 04-12-2018 04:26 AM #2
    HyoMinPark
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    Quote Originally Posted by Makeda View Post
    In leveling dungeons I've been finding that in the time it takes me to cycle around 5-6 dots through a stack of mobs... on another pull I could have been trading spam between Quick Nock, Rain of Death, and ensuring Straight Shot and songs don't fall off... But I'm not yet sure which of these two is leading to a higher DPS result.
    In terms of DoTs, 1 is sufficient enough for trash pulls—in this case, you would use Stormbite, because it has a higher overall potency than Caustic Bite. Both DoTs are only applied to one target so that you can use Sidewinder on it, thereby not leaving the skill off-cooldown/unused. If the tank is chain pulling packs, you can apply Stormbite as he is pulling, and once he stops, use your song you’re currently on in the AOE rotation (Mages > Army’s > Minuet), and start AOEing.

    I generally DoT 3~4 mobs with Stormbite, and the final one with both so I can Sidewinder on it. If everyone is AOEing (as they should be), then trash packs generally don’t live long enough for you to need to cycle through and IJ to refresh the DoTs. Usually. It’s all dependent on if the other party members are also AOEing. If you’re the only one, things are naturally going to take much longer.
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