So this game has dps checks but we can't talk about our dps in game?

[Jeeqbit]

The game has DPS checks and you will know if you need more DPS by if the DPS check wipes the party.

The game also has a way to measure if you have enough DPS with Stone, Sky, Sea and the current version of it called The Burning Field.

[ForteNightshade]

The game has DPS checks and you will know if you need more DPS by if the DPS check wipes the party.

The game also has a way to measure if you have enough DPS with Stone, Sky, Sea and the current version of it called The Burning Field.

Neither of this is necessarily true, especially the latter.

Case in point, one of the TEA groups I was apart of hit enrage several times on Perfect Alexander despite zero deaths. Clearly a DPS issue, yes? Even though two of the DPS had relics and everyone had the dungeon BiS, thereby making us stronger than when it originally released. Turns out neither healer properly communicated their healing, which the raid lead and I only noticed by going through logs to figure why we simply couldn't beat enrage. They were, on average, 2,000 below what's expected for that phase. Each.. Asking the DPS and/or takes to make up that much damage is essentially asking they play to perfection while nost expecting the same from either healer. It's a wholly unrealistic and unfair standard.

As for Stone, Sky, Sea. It's a near worthless metric due to being a stationary target. People usually fumble their rotation when mechanics are happening not when they can sit and turret. Furthermore, SSS has been notoriously tuned incredibly poorly. Back in Shadowbringers, the physical range literally couldn't beat the dummy in full Savage gear because it was tuned without the assumption of buffs. Think about that. This is supposed to be a tool to tell you whether you're capable of attempting Savage and you can't beat it... with the gear from Savage. Nevermind that it doesn't help healers in any capacity. All in all, it's pretty much useless.