I thought I would hate Blm. I was wrong.

[Liam_Harper]

Hit lv80 on BLM and really enjoying it so far. The abilities added in ShB seem to make the class flow well. That said, I had to admit defeat on SSS E8S at 480ilv. It feels like the class has to be executed flawlessly at the high end, one mistake, everything becomes misaligned and your dps is gone. Nice to see a class with depth to it like that.

[Rilifane]

Hit lv80 on BLM and really enjoying it so far. The abilities added in ShB seem to make the class flow well. That said, I had to admit defeat on SSS E8S at 480ilv. It feels like the class has to be executed flawlessly at the high end, one mistake, everything becomes misaligned and your dps is gone. Nice to see a class with depth to it like that.

Welcome to the world of explosions!
Tbh I haven't tried myself at e8 SSS at 480 yet. I'll probably give it a go tomorrow, should still have my 480 stuff lying around.
Right now dps req seems to be around 16,8k for BLM; not sure if 480 isn't a bit too low to make it without pot or maybe even with one but I'll see.
Nonetheless have you tried:
- 4F10 opener if you track mana ticks or JP opener if not
- switching to 4F5 rota under Leylines (also works if you only have Triple + Swift without LL with high SpS)
- applying your dot even closer to it expiring

If you want to add another level to it, track mana ticks. I still tend to screw up planning my rotation correctly beforehand depending on the ticks but I'm getting better at it and it helps squeeze out some more dps. Same with switching rotation under LL. BLM has a surprisingly high amount of fairly impactful decisions to make on short notice for a job that is said to have a strict and simple rotation. Escpecially when mechanics come in to play.

[Liam_Harper]

BLM has a surprisingly high amount of fairly impactful decisions to make on short notice for a job that is said to have a strict and simple rotation. Escpecially when mechanics come in to play.

Seems so. I'm still getting used to getting the most effective use from Sharpcast too. It's surprisingly difficult to use it on CD, use it efficiently and not waste the proc prioritizing other things. Switching rota under LL on a SSS target dummy is one thing, but doing it under pressure from mechanics is another.
I'm at 3666 SpSpe, any recommendations on best opener?

4% is my best try, might scrape it with a pot/food, but for comparison my 480 Sam and War breezed through first try and I barely play both.

[Rilifane]

Seems so. I'm still getting used to getting the most effective use from Sharpcast too. It's surprisingly difficult to use it on CD, use it efficiently and not waste the proc prioritizing other things. Switching rota under LL on a SSS target dummy is one thing, but doing it under pressure from mechanics is another.
I'm at 3666 SpSpe, any recommendations on best opener?

4% is my best try, might scrape it with a pot/food, but for comparison my 480 Sam and War breezed through first try and I barely play both.

With relatively few weaving windows and even fewer on demand that don't mess with your rotation I sometimes lose uses of Sharpcast aswell. It's something I'm still working on in bossfights when planning my instants; sometimes I had to use an instant for movement and Sharpcast wasn't ready yet and when it came off CD I had at least 3-4 hardcasts ahead before I could weave it.
With better planning on my part I could probably avoid all losses. But it's something that happens easily during an actual fight, escpecially if something unforseen happens and you have to adjust.
If you play sharp any and lose a F3 proc it's not actually that bad as F3 isn't really a dps gain but more useful for movement, refreshing Enochion and weaving. Definitely makes a fight more comfortable and sometimes Sharpcast is worth holding for F1 over T3 but generally it's only a very light mistake.

At high SpS like 3666 I found no B4 loses value as you outpace Polyglot and tend to outpace manaticks aswell. So you either need to refresh T3 really early (at 12+sec), have that awkward short wait for the next tick/ Xeno or deal with only getting one mana tick if you're unlucky. I'd go for Jp if you don't track ticks. If you do, try 10F4. I prefer the latter but early movement in boss fights screws you because the timing is extremely tight.

I just tried E8s SSS; still had my 480 though a couple of pieces weren't melded and had around 3200 SpS which felt a bit weird at first. Put on the Ruby weapon to make up for it and it was extremely close. Didn't drop my dot, refreshed it really close to expiring, didn't lose Sharpcast uses or procs, was able to use 10F4 in my 2nd Leylines, used the 10F4 opener and finished literally last second with Despair & Xeno. Oof.
Will try it on other jobs for comparison but seems extremely tight on BLM. With pot it would've been safe but without it was so close it might aswell have been pure crit/ dh luck.^

Edit: Just tried it on DNC. Super easy. 20sec left, average 480 gear and not even overmelded, no buff food, no pre-pull Standard buff.