How can i improve my SAM dps?

[Ryaz]

Well remember, the dummies have no mechanics. Just doing those will bring DPS down significantly in a real fight. The best way to maximize dps outside of your rotation and tweaking stats is the get as much uptime on the boss as possible.

For example, if during Tsuku Ex the tank pulls her to one safe spot and you run to the other side instead, you're going to lose a lot of uptime on her. So it's best to discuss tactics ahead of time in situations like that.

[Rongway]

Well remember, the dummies have no mechanics. Just doing those will bring DPS down significantly in a real fight.

But the point isn't that a dummy is representative of a fight; the point is that if a player can't perform a rotation 100% perfectly on a dummy, there's no way that same player will be able to put out anything close to 100% once mechanics become a thing. Beating up a dummy is still an important tool.

[Relhon]

So here's my video. I still need to clean it up a bit. It seems as though I'm wasting Guren and Meikyo Shisui after my opener though. How can I weave them in without messing up my rotation?

https://youtu.be/KiHYlbamooI

[Ryaz]

But the point isn't that a dummy is representative of a fight; the point is that if a player can't perform a rotation 100% perfectly on a dummy, there's no way that same player will be able to put out anything close to 100% once mechanics become a thing. Beating up a dummy is still an important tool.

Perhaps I worded it wrong. I meant that mechanics will lower his DPS significantly, so he shouldn't be surprised by a discrepancy between dummy dps and actual fight dps, which he was concerned about.

And OP, I can't stress enough how much practice can make a difference. Learning the right mechanics thoroughly goes a LONG way towards keeping your rotation smooth and maintaining uptime. When you're comfortable with the mechanics, you can focus more on perfecting your rotation.

On Suzaku Ex, the explosion phase requires a lot of my attention as I'm still fairly new to it and I have to worry about the latency problems the game has at times. So while I'm figuring out which plate to stand on and focusing on when to dodge, I will sometimes find myself using the wrong sen combobto start or using Midare when I could have attacked a couple of times and had Hagakure instead.

Learning the fight also lets you know when best to use Third Eye for the extra damage and when you can use meditate to it's fullest. I've been in so many fights with other Samurai where they don't use meditate at all.