Quote Originally Posted by Maye View Post
Honest question.

Has anyone done parsing to find if there is any relevant difference between using Ruin2 over Ruin1 to fit in a single off the gcd ability at no time loss? As is, unless I want to fit 2 or more off gcd abilities together I just use Ruin1. ie RS > Bio 2 > Miasma > Bio (fester) > Shadowflare > Miasma 2 (contagion) > Ruin > Ruin > Fester > Ruin instead of using RS > Bio 2 > Miasma > Bio (fester) > Shadowflare > Miasma 2 (contagion) > Ruin > Ruin2 > Fester > Ruin -- I don't feel like the DPS difference is significant enough to warrant the extra mana spent (obviously this isn't an issue in short fights, but in longer fights where i spend more mana on dots or need to rez it can become an issue)
Constantly weaving with ruin 2 will usually drain you out of mp on most fights, but it's very much worth doing in your opening since you have an aetherflow coming up early which will usually bring you back to full or close to it.