Newbie question on Smn dots

[Havenchild]

That seems to be inefficient, usually it's Bio2-Miasma-Bio, as you probably know. That would be about 5.1 seconds to get those dots up, assuming 2.5 cast time. In your version, it would take Bio2 (2.5)-Bio+Swiftcast (2.5)-Miasma (instant) (~.1) so I don't see the advantages. You would get bio on faster, and that is the largest amount of dot damage (so at least it's guaranteed), but you'd lose Swiftcast for no other real benefit. Plus in those (I can't see my dots, I have to remember what the timing is) the last thing you'd want to do is put them out of order from what you're used to. Most SMN are very comfortable with the Bio2-Miasma-Bio->Bio-Miasma-Bio2 'rotation' we have.

The benefit is purely to get all your DoTs on in a speedy fashion so they can be viewable and actually ON the mob in these environments (ST/Hunts) where, you may have a chance to not get all your DoTs on or viewable to know which is on, if you do
Bio2 -> Miasma -> Bio, by the time Bio appears, more often then not, if everyone in the alliance put up there initially one or two DoTs quickly, you can possibly hit the DoT cap on a mob both visually (annoying), and systematically (really annoying) whereas with my method guarantees otherwise.

There are things you can use Swiftcast for, but for these particular fights, putting up your DoTs initially will take precedence over a Shadow Flare or Ress or whatever else you can use it for.

The contribution from making sure Bio gets on + Fester potency boost > ShadowFlare (where you would use a Swiftcast mostly). Efficiency in these fights is making sure you can see and have your DoTs on the mobs for sure.