FF14 5.X Alternative Raid Buff Alignment and Openers

[Oxdarock]

The burden of proof is on the person making the claim. You repeatedly state your openers are better and there are 'holes' in the standard openers. So do the math. how much % damage will i gain? how much more damage does your opener do than the standard one? Throwing a bunch of icons in a line and then saying "this is a stronger opener, if you dont believe me, do the math" means nothing. You make the claim. You provide the evidence. All you have done is make wild claims against the accepted knowledge base without any supporting evidence.

It is entirely possible that the establishment is wrong. People thought the world was flat, until someone stubbornly proved it wasnt. But they didnt do that by saying "the Earth is ROUND! Dont believe me!? Go measure it!!". That's just a madman raving. You show up with your notes, measurements, and research then people will hear you out. Otherwise your just a doomsayer in the town square yelling at people.

*sighs*

Yeah. Guess that's the only thing I can do at this point. It's a lot of work, but I've already spent 3-4 months on this. What's 3 more? Besides, I already did something similar in my recent edit of the 5.0 TK guide I made. I fully believe in the simple math I've done, so now I just need to show it.

Thanks for the advice. I know multiple people have said the same throughout this thread, but this response was worded in a way that seemed to click with me somehow. Guess I'll start breaking down the issues piece-by-piece and posting them in another thread. So get your torches, pitchforks, and calculators ready!

My first target is the NIN opener! Get ready for it!

[Izsha]

*sighs*

Yeah. Guess that's the only thing I can do at this point. It's a lot of work, but I've already spent 3-4 months on this. What's 3 more? Besides, I already did something similar in my recent edit of the 5.0 TK guide I made. I fully believe in the simple math I've done, so now I just need to show it.

Thanks for the advice. I know multiple people have said the same throughout this thread, but this response was worded in a way that seemed to click with me somehow. Guess I'll start breaking down the issues piece-by-piece and posting them in another thread. So get your torches, pitchforks, and calculators ready!

My first target is the NIN opener! Get ready for it!

I'm looking forward to it. While I doubt all openers everywhere will be upended (though its possible everyone who has worked on them has missed something, but the odds are pretty small that many people didnt see something big), there is almost certainly some room for iterative improvement tailored to specific situations. For example, in different fights as War i will use my 2nd inner chaos before my IR window because i know that 2.5 seconds on IR/Upheaval recast wont gain anything because of a boss jump (Levi in this case) so I pump out 1 more big hit during (old) TA, etc. There is always room for some type of increased optimization, even if its for specific niche situations and youre efforts may contribute to that. More math is always good and i'm glad to see another theorycrafter taking up the mantle.