Monk, Expected DPS, and Encounters

[Ricdeau]

Ok I actually need to ask this on dummies for testing ur dpS. How long do u guys run ur time. Like for example Wp boss king when I run my ilvl90 mnk and with a great grp takes us about 2min. So I run a parse for 2 min on a dummy. I Pace about 300-315 dpS. I don't know if that's low.

I dummy parse until I start to run dry on TP. Depending on skill speed of my set that will be approximately 4 to 4:30. The lower your skill speed the longer you can last. When I'm parsing I'm looking to get an idea of a longer fight such as T1 or T2. Obviously there's longer fights than that in the game, but there's only so much you can do solo on a dummy.

[Butcherboy]

Yeah here's what I'm looking for tho. U know we Mnks don't have a burst just like of blm and drg. I also know if TP permits it we can go well beyond 400dps+. I'd like to know is this, how quick do u guys pass the 300 dpS mark. I know on a pug grp for t1 I actually time the fight(1st try on cad), which tOok us 05:15. May be I need to run the timer on that.

[xEscaflownex]

you pass 300 DPS the moment you land your first punch, your opening rotation determines what your starting burst is at, be it 400, 500, 600 dps, then your rotation determines how much it decreases until it levels out, be it 400, 300, or 200 DPS, you don't start at zero and work your way UP to 300, you start out well above it, and try not to dip below it.

[Timebomb]

There was a reddit thread discussing DPS and one user had a post of compiled parses on fights like Caduceus (which lasts around 3 minutes)

I was curious, what do you all think of the results? I'll be honest, I didn't really expect anyone to top the SMN with 397 DPS and was pretty stoked when I saw the monk parse.

Thread in question : http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...dgame_dps_job/

[Butcherboy]

Ty escaflone I didn't know that. I thought u sart at 0 and work ur way up

[Butcherboy]

Ok I've check the mnk 403 dpS in mnk, but is that his total dpS or from a spike dmg?

[Timebomb]

Ok I've check the mnk 403 dpS in mnk, but is that his total dpS or from a spike dmg?

That is overall DPS, "Spike DPS" isn't really recorded in ACT. If you have graphs turned on, you can take note of how high your dps spikes during certain time periods though.

[Kuroshi]

Good advice about Titan jumps and such, I've managed to keep my GL stacks 'most' of the time now. It does tend to piss off the healers tho, heh

I recently cleared Ifrit EX and picked up the Hellish Claws, so I went back and did some more dummy-smacking with em. From what I found, either RNG is RNG or I am just consistently terrible...


ilv73 w/ Spharai Zenith (STR-424, CRT-453, DET-232, SSP-473)
http://grab.by/vayG


ilv88 w/ Hellish Claws (STR-475, CRT-441, DET-282, SSP-448)
http://grab.by/vdko

ilv88 w/ Hellish Claws (STR-475, CRT-441, DET-282, SSP-448) (Flank Only)
http://grab.by/vdks

ilv87 w/ Hellish Claws (STR-471, CRT-462, DET-303, SSP-424)
http://grab.by/vdkE

ilv73 w/ Hellish Claws (STR-424, CRT-453, DET-258, SSP-447)
http://grab.by/vdkQ

ilv73 w/ Hellish Claws (STR-424, CRT-453, DET-258, SSP-447) (Flank Only)
http://grab.by/vdkY



I have no idea how you managed to achieve 330+ dps at ilv83 with Flank Only, Esca. Cause everything I've done has proven otherwise. Still I thank you for your actual parse. As of right now, I've improved my DPS(I think), but I still feel lost like I'm doing something drastically wrong.

ilv80-90 MONKS PLEASE POST DETAILED DUMMY/ENCOUNTER PARSE RESULTS!!

[xEscaflownex]

I have no idea how you managed to achieve 330+ dps at ilv83 with Flank Only, Esca. Cause everything I've done has proven otherwise.

i83 w/ Hellish Claws (STR-462, CRT-446, DET-319, SSP-401) (Flank only w/ TOD) http://i.imgur.com/y9j3WZl.png

Hmm, not sure what you are doing differently on the flank only parses, you can see I didn't use any other skills =/.

All I did was hit Perfect Balance, Spam Snap Punch x4 during it's duration, weaving in Internal Release, Blood for Blood, Steel Peak, and Howling Fist between each, then just repeating the Dragon Kick/Twin Snakes/Snap Punch combo over and over, using Steel Peak/Howling Fist on CD

i83 Gear being Hellish Claws, DL Head, CT Body, Allagan Gloves, Belt, CT Legs, Gryphonskin Feet (no materia melded), Allagan Neck, Titan Earring, Ifrit Wrist, Garuda Ring, DL ring of Striking

I'm not saying this is good, I'm just saying that with better gear and using correct rotation you should be able to get way higher than this I would think.

[hamsteak]

sure i'll post some dummy parses in like 10 min

used hq buttons in a blanket