NIN Opener / Rotation

[SpecialKK]

I'm sitting at i104 with only an atma weapon, but my DPS apparently is sub-par. With everyone reporting ridiculous DPS numbers, I'm wondering what weapon they're using. I was only able to pull about 237 in T7. Granted, that fight involves a bit of running around and switching between targets, but I'd like to know whether it's my weapon, or just a bad rotation that I'm using. Any input (minus the "git gud" comments) would be appreciated. Just trying to tell myself to stick with it and have faith that it'll get better once I get animus.

I've done the same thing. I enjoy the mechanics of NIN,even with the mudras. But I just can't keep my DPS up with my dragoon (which, according to everyone, shouldn't be the case). I feel like there is a variable with when the pull is made based on where you are in Huton effect that if you hit the sweet spot, then everything falls in place and all your rotation/priority clicks.

I'm still fiddling with it (even some people from the FC trying to help me out with my rotation), but I can't just quite get it. Of course, I've been playing DRG for a year now so I have the rotation down pat. But with NIN, it feels like one mistake in my rotation throws my DPS down the dumps quickly...and that's not even factoring in delay of Mudra

[Cynric]

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Priority based pulling

Huton 70 -60 s : Start with Mutilate SE SF Option A Kassatsu into Suiton for Trick early, Option B Perform SE GS DE rotation and when mudra CD finishes > Suition TA and Kration are available
Huton 60- 65 s : Buff during SE GS DE Suiton > TA to apply DoT with all buffs and Kraiton
Huton 55 - 45 s : Suiton / pop buffs and TA as soon as possible then apply DoTs
Huton 40s or less : You should just reapply huton at this point buuuuut if you don't it's the same as 55-45 s

I'd like to note that this is only for bosses. for trash it doesn't matter as much.