Optimising DPS for BRD

[dday3six]

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Yep I said that about dots. However in your posts you mention a 2 second window. Example:

...On average, I reapply my first DoT whenever it has 2-4s remaining, and by the time my second DoT is reapplied my first buff used, Hawk's Eye, still has 4-6s of duration left before it falls off...

That's my issue. If you are re-upping dots at 3 or 4s left, you've clipped them. And if you did it at 4s you likely wasted a gcd in the process. Bringing up bad Bards, who don't understand TP management, or who lack the proper cross-skills does't change that. While TP management might have a place at the table during talks of optimization. Lacking the proper cross-class does not.