Prelim 5.0 SMN Feedback & how the rework is going against improved downtime design

[Dyvid]

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So looking at the problem, it seems the two biggest issue with the flow is timers and that Trances are linked together. If you removed DWT and FBT from a shared timer it would ease up the downtime considerable as well as help with lining up the DoTs. Now if you extend DWT to 20s along with unlinking DWT and FBT, that would gives you a 1 minute rotation that is fully covered. The draw back would be having to redo skills and abilities to revolve around that 1 minute rotation. For example: as of right now you would want to use Garuda's Slipstream every 30s along with your DoTs since it would be higher Potency than Ifrits Flaming Crush in the long run. But with that new rotation, the 30s mark would be half way through Demi Bahamut.

But now if we unlink DWT and FBT it could create a rotation where you do the following: DWT > Demi-B > DWT > Demi-P. Or would separating Demi-P from FBT be a better solution: DWT > DB > FBT > DP? In this manner, during the Trance phase you would hard cast your DoTs, use Egi Assaults to build up Ruin IV procs then use TriD and Ruin IV during DB and DP phases (Assuming you would lose FBT fire spells).