Why mark targets?

[YuriRamona]

While I agree that the op's argument has almost nothing to do with his title, very few dots require their full duration in order to be efficient. Just throwing that out there.

Thanks for contributing. I would avoid arguing with that one, as it seems they're not really willing to debate the numbers (because apparently this means we "must see the largest possible numbers from each engagement to feel satisfaction"?).

It seems like almost blatantly obvious common sense that DoTs are the best tool in the damage toolbox, behind only AoE. I can see now that it's really not that apparent to most people.

[glen7187]

It seems like almost blatantly obvious common sense that DoTs are the best tool in the damage toolbox, behind only AoE. I can see now that it's really not that apparent to most people.

While I don't entirely disagree with that, I think it is kind of situational. As a Bard, I will DoT everything in the group but mostly because I want the Bloodletter procs. However, as a BLM, just because of cast time mostly, I feel like trying to keep my Thunder 3 up on all targets is slowing me down when I can be going through my ST rotation or AoE rotation. So in the case of my BLM, I wouldn't DoT everything.

EDIT: I know you said behind AoE, but I mean in a situation where it may be 2 or 3 mobs.