Dragoon vs Lancer, is there a secret benefit?

[Ericyu]

well hopefully in 2.1, we'll get more cross class skills that benefit our DPS more. Currently we really only have Internal Release and Fracture =/. You can count mercy stroke if you want but its cd is 90 secs and can only be used once a target's hp is 20% -... Everything else like skull sunder...etc i have no idea why its under the DRG tree but we'll see.

[Lbdizzle]

I will just add that this isn't correct. I'm guessing you took the tooltip from XIVDB which uses the text that is shown for a Lv50 Archer. In the Lv50 Archer's case, Venomous Bite (and also Windbite) can (50% chance) reset the recast of Bloodletter when either one crits. Bloodletter, unfortunately, is exclusive to Archer, meaning that only Archer gets this benefit. Venomous Bite is simply a DoT for Lancer.

Ahh another helpful hint. Thanks for the fix, my mistake. XIVDB is one of my favorite sites. I will fix that.

[Xal]

dragon ftw

[Ayvar]

well hopefully in 2.1, we'll get more cross class skills that benefit our DPS more. Currently we really only have Internal Release and Fracture =/. You can count mercy stroke if you want but its cd is 90 secs and can only be used once a target's hp is 20% -... Everything else like skull sunder...etc i have no idea why its under the DRG tree but we'll see.

You'd actually be surprised at Mercy Stroke sometimes. On Turn 4 it gets used a lot because there are multiple targets throughout the fight that have to be taken down quickly. Can usually get about 4-5 off depending on your group. Skull Sunder has its uses, there's a rook in the third bug wave in Turn 4 that you can snap aggro with a LS+Skull Sunder combo and then tank until it dies.

The thing with cross-class abilities is not to pick only 5 and stick with them forever. You can swap them in and out as needed depending on the fight. Even if an ability has only one or two uses, I'm still glad to have it on those occasions when I need it.

[Acaelus]

Dragoon will always be better than Lancer, no matter how you try to swing it. The testing is done and the numbers are in!

[MagoArcano]

Jump is a nice skill that can also get you killed if bad timed. Spineshatter and Dragonfire are less dangerous.

These jumps help a lot on fights where you have to move from mob to mob. Walking from mob to mob reduces your dps. Other than that and idk the specific weapon, lancer is better when you have the cross class skilled activated.

[Whiz]

Why do people even make fantasy threads like this w/o doing 0 research.... bored at work? Op doesn't even know what "coil" is or where alligan drops are from after that its just /thread.