Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

[Sleigh]

Have only done two dummy parses but they were 1310 and 1320 using Garuda, no real Fester/Deathflare crit fest or anything. I'm decently geared though, for our time.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/RDOF

i180 > i210 chest is huge. Stupid huge.

[Minorinz]

i'm all i190 on the left side except i200 chest hence why i'm i198. I think i can break 1350+ with ifrit with 1-2 left pieces or ilvl 201. The usual results were 1280-1320 with ifrit.

[Aikaal]

Hello Summoner friends, I have a question!

Would you believe this is BiS? http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/RDP8

I think Dervy mentioned Spell Speed was better than Det for Summoners? At least for single target. Even if it's not, I'd believe the 100+ Crit weapon is still better.

[Sleigh]

I believe a few things so far about SMN gear.

1. Left side is basically locked in regardless of any ACC cap you're trying to reach in 3.05 as gear stands; the ACC SS pieces are undeniably the worst left side pieces since the alternative is always more attractive and you get enough ACC anyway. Gordian hat, belt, boots. Tome chest, gloves, legs. Right side is almost as locked in, it's gonna be Gordian ring and wrist, tome ring. Everything else is probably tome.

2. CHR > DET > SS per the content so far. The whole point of SMN over BLM in the current system is that AoE/multi advantage, and content allows for it generously so far fortunately for us. For AS2 it's more like CHR >>>>>> DET >>>> SS. Weapon would be Gordian for all current content except maybe A4S where that theoretical SS > DET thing could come into place if true.

Following those two rules, I've made 3 ACC caps (well, basically just because the game locks in the left side so heavily and gives you so much ACC).

- Content below A3S ACC: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/RDPL
- A3S ACC: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/RDPM
- A4S ACC: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/RDPN

[Minorinz]

yay we're friends!!

i'ma go with det for sure, the more int the better the det gets even if we're not benefiting from auto attacks imo.

[Charybdis]

Sleigh, do you have the i210 Caller chest?

[Sleigh]

Yes I do. Did you want some testing on it?

[lorazepam]

can you post some pics of various dyes? :3

[Charybdis]

No, I legitimately am tested OUT after collecting all the data points for Dervy. Just waiting on weights! I was honestly just wanting to see if you had/could post an album of dyed shots somewhere (don't want to derail all the advice, numbers and discussions here).

[Sleigh]

Sure, if you guys want. It's just the white part that gets dyed, but it does extend to the back.