Average BLM DPS T8?

[HaroldSaxon]

I have the HA boots and the HA belt now (Full Evenstar gear with weathered evenstar ring as original loadout)

Should I use them? Since I don't have the items for a SS BiS, I'm using a temp Crit build until I have enough items.

I do not have the patience to craft so I'll never have the ability to purchase high Gil items (unless new Myth/Sol mats are up to sell) so I'm stuck with current set-up.

You could have several gear sets, really. As the Evenstar Sash gives accuracy but the High Allagan Belt does not, you could swap them around if you don't need the accuracy. Same for the boots. Remember: You don't need 471 accuracy for all content, so you can swap out pieces in favor for a bit more damage rather than accuracy.

I actually swap out the hat myself for T6/7 if I don't need accuracy and run all my damage pieces if I don't need any acc (Ramuh). Acc pieces are nice to have, but you shouldn't need the boots until you get the weapon (or Novus). Puro's BIS is:

High Allgan Staff
High Allagan (If using Evenstar Bootees)
High Allagan*/Evenstar
Evenstar
Evenstar
High Allagan
High Allagan (if using Evenstar Hat)
High Allagan
High Allagan
High Allagan
Evenstar
High Allagan

[athenia]

Try this one out: Lets say u have 0,1 sec less cast time on fire then i have, that means u need a few casts to actually get ahead of me.

we both start with the same rotation. if we both get the interrrupt at the same time, lets say in 2nd fire rotation, ur mid way tho cast fire and im at the start of casting it, then ur ss bonus wasnt enough to gave u +1 fire cast compared to me.
that means we both had the same amount of spells, but my spells where hitting harder cause of the extra INT and we start again and ur bonus of beeing half a spell ahead is gone .

if u get that bonus form ss all the fight long and that means u can cast without getting interrupted, u can say its the strongest stat for BLM.

[Aikaal]

:3 I saw the posts. I would just like to mention that melded crafted gear is better for a lot of pieces. Spell Speed is king stat. If you don't like spell speed because you plan on cancelling spells on mechanics, my little monkey brain would tell you to reroll Bard. They can pew pew while moving and skill speed is actually bad for them.

I would also quote Puro's Strider Sexy Tip for Nublets :

6. If you're fed up about unable to DPS while moving and having to dodge all the time, please reroll a BRD. Be sure to post in the forum first to aware everyone that you suck balls.

From my personal experience. I've played with Harold and he had crafted gear and I had HA gear. The only difference on our DPS was my HA weapon versus his 110 weapon.

Crafted gear gives a little DPS but you have to spend a lot on materias. Ultimately, you could say the gain is not worth the money. If you look to be the best in your job. You will take them.

[athenia]

:3 I saw the posts. I would just like to mention that melded crafted gear is better for a lot of pieces. Spell Speed is king stat. If you don't like spell speed because you plan on cancelling spells on mechanics, my little monkey brain would tell you to reroll Bard. They can pew pew while moving and skill speed is actually bad for them.


Crafted gear gives a little DPS but you have to spend a lot on materias. Ultimately, you could say the gain is not worth the money. If you look to be the best in your job. You will take them.

Well if u want or not, u HAVE to cancell spells for mecanics or u standing still while others are breaking vines for u?

U played with him huh? well u were rude, so can i... maybe u cant play BLM as good as he can and thats why his dmg is higher?

I`m sick of this forum not accepting other theories... do whatever u think its best for u. fact is SS is best stat in a perfect world.

[HaroldSaxon]

Well if u want or not, u HAVE to cancell spells for mecanics or u standing still while others are breaking vines for u?

U played with him huh? well u were rude, so can i... maybe u cant play BLM as good as he can and thats why his dmg is higher?

I`m sick of this forum not accepting other theories... do whatever u think its best for u. fact is SS is best stat in a perfect world.

T6 Vines; You cast clip, you have a small window of movement just before a cast finishes were you can move while casting. If you know how to play BLM, you will know you rarely have to cancel casts. And this is even in a T8 thread, where its as perfect world as a fight can be for a BLM. t7 movement? You only need to turn for voices see my point about cast clipping, for shriek its again small movement you can do to get inside or use Aetherial Manipulation when you have a shriek. Petrifaction; same as voice. This isn't even including procs or swiftcast.

You say you are sick of people not accepting other theories, but you are doing the same here, and ignoring the people with end game experience who are backing it up with facts and evidence.

[Skeith-Adeline]

Oo, please no fighting.

I'll upload a clip of my rotation with my gear just incase I'm not maxing DPS with my rotation (and so you can see my gear)

[Sensyon]

A couple things that might help TC. You're losing Thunder up time for a few seconds with Thunder 1. In your video it was down about 4 to 5 seconds. Try Thunder 2 instead. Another thing, if you have a Firestarter proc while in UI, use transpose to go into AF1, then use your proc. I also use HQ poison pots and HQ Intelligence pots to give my dps a boost in T8. You can try that.

[HaroldSaxon]

A couple things that might help TC. You're losing Thunder up time for a few seconds with Thunder 1. In your video it was down about 4 to 5 seconds. Try Thunder 2 instead. Another thing, if you have a Firestarter proc while in UI, use transpose to go into AF1, then use your proc. I also use HQ poison pots and HQ Intelligence pots to give my dps a boost in T8. You can try that.

Its been proven that Thunder 1 is more DPS than Thunder 2. See the other BLM thread for that.

[Xisin]

I've posted this once before, but here it is again my t8 video (This is not average but people have been talking like this is optimal or w/e average t8 dps for a blm would be around 400-430 don't sweat too much if you are at this level of dp - this is for higher geared blms)

Anyway - 490 DPS t8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzt3plGE46k


Spell speed will win over any stat blm has due to the amount of spell speed available to us. DET wins on a point by point basis UNLESS selene is available (which she should be) then ss wins out overall. period. INT is better on a point by point basis for all of these stats... thats pretty obvious. The i110 setup is also better than anything available to us currently.
DPS numbers have less to do with rotation as most blms follow pretty much the same rotation its more about thunder management and not losing globals on movement - all of which is a skill that blms should try to develop. In this video pay particular attention to how i manage thunders before flaring.

[Skeith-Adeline]

Tonights run of T8 had me at 380. I still don't understand how you guys are so much higher. It isn't like I'm the lowest dps on my group (highest) but, I want to push 400 so being highest with 382 doesn't feel right.