Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

[Sleigh]

Did 1100 tonight on A3S, no AST/BRD/NIN. Still doing my very little real DPS in add phase strat. Whoever once said SMN skill cap is low ...

I have some questions regarding what is considered good dps at my current gear level. Im currently sitting at 182 with my i200 eso book with the rest being upgraded law. Ive spend hours in front of dummies and for the life of me cant get over 950 steady dps. I can burst up to 1300 to 1350 in my opener but cant keep it above 950 after. Ive gotten the opening rotation down well and keep my dots up, pet buffs on cd, and time my stacks to get 2 festers into every trance and reapply dots when they have 2-3 seconds left. Im not particularly into endgame raiding so I dont have my gear melded and dont use potions. Is that possibly where a large chunk of my dps is lost? I just feel lost, like im trying to measure myself with a stick that i cant even see and its getting to be really disheartening.

A bit low TBH for your gear but without you going into further detail on what you're doing wrong I'm not sure what advice to give. I guess a checklist would maybe help you find out if you're doing it wrong?

- Auto-attacking?
- Miasma 2 instead of R2 on a dummy during DWT with Garuda?
- 2 Enkindles, 4 sets of pet buffs in total?
- Using food/party buff?

If you are keeping your DoTs up virtually 100%, using R3 as much as possible, and not missing any Deathflares or CDs, you should be closer to 1050-1100 on an average run.