Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

[Judge_Xero]

@Meleoffs - would you mind trying my opener on your spreadsheet?

[Akiza]

Ifrit is usesefull when the boss is stationanry and Garuda is better when the boss moves around alot.

[OneWingedSora]

Just got my Hive book. Deathflare hits for around 3k unbuffed now D:

Also, this fight and Bismark EX are a total nightmare for BLMs haha, SE really screwed over BLMs this patch.

[KroLeXz]

First I want to say I really appreciate the math and numbers you guy put into PPS and rotation, I use a lot of it in determining optimal rotation. Some things though I feel like don't get taken into account when calculating for example best pet.

I currently use Garuda in just about every situation, I do agree in a stationary fight with *zero* movement ifrit is the clear winner, but maybe someone can break down the math on how many GCD does ifrit have to lose in a course of lets say 8 minutes (maybe shorter) before Garuda is higher dps. Ifirt has to move around when target switching, it's also pretty dumb if the mob is moved and it has to chase after it. All that to me constitutes as a dps lost, while garuda continue to have 100% uptime.

Radiant shield to me is meh, its only physical attacks.....

[Odowla]

The opener I've been doing is:

>precast on pull > bio 2 >obey >miasma > bio > Fester > ruin > shadowflare > ruin 2 > rouse > spur > ruin 1 > ruin 2 > fester > painflare > ruin 2 > Raging > enkindle > ruin 2 > dreadwyrm trance > ruin 2 > draconic potion > tri disaster > ruin 2 > fester > painflare > ruin 2 > swiftcast shadowflare > ruin 3 > ruin 2 > deathflare

or something like that. so hard toremember lol

[OneWingedSora]

Pre pull: Shadowflare + Rouse + Spur + Raging Strikes


On pull: Bio 2 > Miasma > Bio > Enkindle > Ruin2 > Fester > Painflare > Ruin 2 > Energydrain > Ruin 2 > Aetherflow > Ruin 2 > Dreadwyrm Trance > Draconic Potion > Tridisaster(Should cast this just as raging strikes is about to fall off to make sure your dots are buffed by DWT+RS+Pot) Fester(Should also buffed by RS, needs high Spell Speed) > Miasma 2 > Swiftcast > Shadowflare > Ruin 3 > Ruin 2 > Fester > Deathflare.

Bursts into 1750 with the Hive book. Parsed at around 1080 in 2:50 minutes. i168.

[Sleigh]

Pre pull: Shadowflare + Rouse + Spur + Raging Strikes


On pull: Bio 2 > Miasma > Bio > Enkindle > Ruin2 > Fester > Painflare > Ruin 2 > Energydrain > Ruin 2 > Aetherflow > Ruin 2 > Dreadwyrm Trance > Draconic Potion > Tridisaster(Should cast this just as raging strikes is about to fall off to make sure your dots are buffed by DWT+RS+Pot) Fester(Should also buffed by RS, needs high Spell Speed) > Miasma 2 > Swiftcast > Shadowflare > Ruin 3 > Ruin 2 > Fester > Deathflare.

Bursts into 1750 with the Hive book. Parsed at around 1080 in 2:50 minutes. i168.

That's very close to BLM. I think BLM does do a bit more on dummy but yeeeeeeah about that in real fights ...

[OneWingedSora]

That's very close to BLM. I think BLM does do a bit more on dummy but yeeeeeeah about that in real fights ...

Done about 760 on Ravana Extreme and I messed up plenty. No bard too. What are BLMs usually pulling on that fight ? It seems that fight isn't as punishing to BLMs as Bismark EX.

[Sleigh]

Done about 760 on Ravana Extreme and I messed up plenty. No bard too. What are BLMs usually pulling on that fight ? It seems that fight isn't as punishing to BLMs as Bismark EX.

Dunno, progressing on final phase still. Will get back to you on that.

Edit: 650 ... Didn't die. GG. Too much running around just doing mechanics, and lots of Enochian drops.

As I repeat it there's a lot of room for optimizing but yeah doing good sustain is a nightmare.