Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

[Zorzi]

Does this mean we have A4S accuracy caps? I've seen 540 around but that seems super low compared to physical.

[Charybdis]

Does this mean we have A4S accuracy caps? I've seen 540 around but that seems super low compared to physical.

It is lower comparatively but everything I've seen/read says caster cap is definitely 540.

[T0rin]

Does this mean we have A4S accuracy caps? I've seen 540 around but that seems super low compared to physical.

It is 540, more or less. I'm running it with 538, and I might get 1 miss every 4 or 5 pulls.

[Sleigh]

It is 539 or 540 and my money is on 540. Doesn't matter that much, the gear I'd go for for A4S would be over 540 anyway regardless of 539 or 540 ACC cap.

[audi5000]

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aite, ill yell at my dps to step it up a bit. :^)
my aetherflow timings are a bit different cuz i also use a 2p1f opener to squeeze 2 deathflares into the first phase, but it should still result in only getting 2 aetherflow cycles during adds, so i still cant use any painflares etc. oh boy, this will be fun...

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i didnt think about miasma ii or shadowflare at all, ill do that next time my group runs, thanks!

i got one more question, do yall think its less worse to let a dot fall off for, say, less than half a second during reapplying, or to clip it when it still has 2-3 sec left ? ive been getting some weird reapplication times while practicing my rotato just in lieu of the gcd being 2.5 seconds and dot duration being multiples of 3. my parses have also been pretty bad (barely going over 1.2k at i198 with eso weap, chest, and hands), so i cant help wonder of thats where part of my dps is sinking.

[Havenchild]

i got one more question, do yall think its less worse to let a dot fall off for, say, less than half a second during reapplying, or to clip it when it still has 2-3 sec left ? ive been getting some weird reapplication times while practicing my rotato just in lieu of the gcd being 2.5 seconds and dot duration being multiples of 3. my parses have also been pretty bad (barely going over 1.2k at i198 with eso weap, chest, and hands), so i cant help wonder of thats where part of my dps is sinking.

You want to try and prevent DoTs from falling off, but it won't make an extreme difference if it's only in a frame of half a second. As for what's worse, clipping at 2-3 seconds left or, applying half a second later, they both fall under the jurisdiction of the Global Server Tick. Both come out about the same in severity.

[Sleigh]

aite, ill yell at my dps to step it up a bit. :^)
my aetherflow timings are a bit different cuz i also use a 2p1f opener to squeeze 2 deathflares into the first phase, but it should still result in only getting 2 aetherflow cycles during adds, so i still cant use any painflares etc. oh boy, this will be fun...

How does that work out for you timeline wise? I've seen some SMNs on streams do it but they never end up doing more DPS than me in the first 3 minutes (1400+ depending on crits without a BRD/NIN/AST) so I'm not sure if it's actually beneficial, or they're screwing up or being less optimal in other areas.

I'm gonna guess it's like, 10s DWT (2F I guess), 40s DWT (nothing but R3s + Deathflare), 1m30s DWT (nothing but R3s + Deathflare), 2m30s (nothing but R3s + Deathflare)? Correct me if I'm wrong.

[audi5000]

i set my main class to lv 2 fsh as a joke and that limited my daily post count. alright square lol
anyway,

I'm gonna guess it's like, 10s DWT (2F I guess), 40s DWT (nothing but R3s + Deathflare), 1m30s DWT (nothing but R3s + Deathflare), 2m30s (nothing but R3s + Deathflare)? Correct me if I'm wrong.

i actually delay my 3rd dw trance for hand of pain dps check, and pop the 4th one promptly after for deathflare on first add wave prep. im not entirely sure i can squeeze another af + dw trance cycle in between the beginning of hand phase and the hand of pain check? i dont think i can. its overall the same number of cycles, just allocating burst to where my group needs it. been working okay, but weve yet to hit enrage, so i will see if i need to adjust anything by then.

never end up doing more DPS than me in the first 3 minutes (1400+ depending on crits without a BRD/NIN/AST

im hitting a lowly 1100 by the time hand phase ends ;~; ill have to record myself to see what im doing wrong sooner or later

[T0rin]

So I guess this is our BiS now? http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/RHQV

[Kona_Nightwind]

So I guess this is our BiS now? http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/RHQV

Seeing how this has pretty much been BiS, even when people were guesstimating Acc caps. It would be nice if SE would do something about itemization or stats. Even without stat weights we only have four gear choices; weapon, legs, neck, and ears. With how main stats are scaling with gear it's better to just take the higher ilvl because 2nd stats do so little or you're stuck with limited gear choices with equal ilvl due to acc. More options or variety would be nice. Have gear with 3 secondary stats, have set bonuses, or even have acc give another bonus (like slightly increase crit chance).