I've been playing SGE and GNB interchangeably hardcore since EW and feel SGE is pretty much great in almost all its execution.

Quote Originally Posted by LeonKeyh View Post
It would be nice if Taurochole would be a shield instead of a heal to have better synergy with the 10% damage reduction
Well it works with SGE because the goal is to pop the taurochole to recover from damage, and then use dosis to keep filling it back up while the mitigation or regen from another skill helps fill them back up(and not to clash with Adlo)

No one can (or should) be able to instantly pre-emptively negate a buster without a GCD imo. I don't know anyone who really can. Besides if a buster is coming in a krasis + zoe + e.diag if you're REALLY worried can cover most anything even if the tank refuses to mit for the buster. Especially if it crits, I can hit for almost a whole healthbar half the time.

But for recovery the choles are amazing because you dosis > dosis > Tankbuster > Taurochole > Tank gets a big heal and mitigation > takes less damage as you use more dosis. It's actually a really well thought out mechanic imo that feeds into the dosis/passive heal if you're staying on top of it.

Quote Originally Posted by Silver-Strider View Post
It's not really a matter of healing or DPSing. If you've burned thru your oGCDs and have to GCD heal, you're much harder pressed as a SGE than on WHM/SCH/AST to actually make it thru unscathed. Your GCD heals are already weaker to losing that Kardia regen on top just makes a bad situation worse. It's mostly just to help out bad SGEs because I'm tired of dying on my DRK on the last pull of Tower of Zot
I think a big thing people constantly forget about is pepsis. In the new 24 man alone due to the wipes and constant deaths I've used pepsis more in that fight than ever before because it just makes sense. I can move, aoe shield, pop shield, pop shield can crit(!), and shield again to cover most if not all mechanics in the fight/s.

The goal (for me) with SGE is just to keep undercapped by one on addersgall and use holos physis and kerachole to mitigate 80% of the remaining damage. Pan/Haima as well due to lack of any further stacking after EX1 and EX2 are bonkers heals/shields that you can basically just pop off with whenever you want. SGE is not wanting for heals by a long shot.
If you're still levelling (assuming based on the Zot comment) I'm wondering why you're dying if the DRK is doing his job? Because of the short CD the goal is to just alternate your mit over and over. First pull Kerachole and Sorteria, Second pull Taurochole and Physis, and kerachole is on such a short cooldown and at level 78+ has a regen effect. Kerachole can do most the job passively but even if you do burn through your gall somehow, you can still not Eukrasia and just do the regular aoe heal if needed (which is only 100 potency less than medica) or use the aforementioned e.prog + Pepsis shatter.

Don't sleep on Pepsi Cola. -nod-