Accuracy questions.

[Eliseus]

It doesn't matter if you hit 95% of the time or 99% of the time, your damage (total, damage per second/DPS) is what matters. So the question you should ask is "How much DPS, and at what accuracy."

Actually it does matter lol. I understand though where your guys logic comes from because it definitely makes sense the more you miss the higher your DPS goes.

[ShivenCasull]

Actually it does matter lol. I understand though where your guys logic comes from because it definitely makes sense the more you miss the higher your DPS goes.

You can hit harder at the expense of missing more often, thus increasing your over all damage. Effective DPS is a DD's goal in any game.

Typically it's best to maximize accuracy @ 100% and then increase your damage. However with limited stats and gear choices you might have to sacrifice some accuracy for increased damage.

It's really not complicated :/

[Hyrist]

You can hit harder at the expense of missing more often, thus increasing your over all damage. Effective DPS is a DD's goal in any game.

Typically it's best to maximize accuracy @ 100% and then increase your damage. However with limited stats and gear choices you might have to sacrifice some accuracy for damage.

It's really not complicated :/

And with Dragoon, there is more forgiveness for missed attacks than with other jobs as we're employed with abilities that benefit from missing. And if you can balance that so that you're actually getting more of the benefits from when you miss, than the determent of missing, then you wind up far more on top than if you hit 100% of the time.

Yes, it's random, there is an element of luck of taking that approach. But you also have to understand that the bulk of a Dragoon's damage comes from skills, yet we still do auto-attack quite a bit. If an Auto-attack misses, and you use that to use some extra WS attacks, it actually benefits you in the long run.

Overall, if you're doing things right, you'll have a far more likely chance to miss on an Auto-Attack or for one of your Chaos Thrust hits, than miss during your Combos.

So while, yes, accuracy is part of what makes you a Good DPS, for Dragoon, it hurts them to have perfect accuracy.

[ShivenCasull]

So while, yes, accuracy is part of what makes you a Good DPS, for Dragoon, it hurts them to have perfect accuracy.

Yeah, feint combos are pretty awesome. I was thinking more specifically of some gear choices that favor high accuracy at the expense of damage/pure stats. I figured a modern day (XIV) Dragoon could probably explain feint better than I could. :P