When is better to AoE trash pulls?

[Simaril]

I think I'll just have to start asking my goups what they want to do. Communication in DF groups is really poor :/

I guess at least now I know it may be worthwhile... I didn't think it would be worth asking my group unless I was sure it was a valid approach.

[Artemiz]

I think I'll just have to start asking my goups what they want to do. Communication in DF groups is really poor :/

I guess at least now I know it may be worthwhile... I didn't think it would be worth asking my group unless I was sure it was a valid approach.

AoE damage matters more with content beginning at Castrum Meridianum in my opinion, once you get to level 50 dungeons tanks can out gear the instance and that makes AoE trash killing much more effecient/possible. Even when I sync down to level 49 dungeons like Aurum Vale I revert back to sleeping and single target killing. Like you said it's probably best to ask the party what they want but my default stance would be to sleep until CM.

As for DoTing multiple targets it pays off nicely for BLM, you get more thunder proc's on top of the DoT so it's well worth doing, it's usually best if you're fighting about 1-4 targets and not sleeping them, any more than that, like in WP then you're better off going straight into AoE. If you're sleeping mobs then you'll be doing it for a reason, to cut down damage on the tank so I don't try to tag them with DoT first as sleeping mobs promtly is more important.