Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

[Daws]

Sure, just Sic unto a new target and it will default to it. Only do this with Ifrit which suffers the least from going on Sic, Garuda is just terrible on Sic.

Oh cool I didn't realize that sic functioned as an attack command too (been playing mostly as sch). I just thought it put the pet on auto-pilot. Thank you

[Avia_Frost]

Anyone has A4s tips to share? When do you usually pop each DWT?

[Sleigh]

Haven't played SMN in 3 months, since we were like i195~ and our pushes were slow as balls, but basically the whole fight is a DWT saving game. Stagger out Festers/Banes (if Baning) well enough that you can use DWT + 3D in an efficient manner, if the leg only has 15s or less on it don't even bother with DWT or 3D until the next leg. Most SMNs I've seen use 3D on their Jagd instead of with DWT on legs 3 and up, for burst aggro purposes I imagine. Don't sac if you can help it, at worst you should be the only DPS to sac if you are saccing because a healer + OT should always sac with a SMN in the group. RS start > leg 3 > start of final phase > whatever timing works best for your final RS, preferably with pot and the group's final Litany.

[Avia_Frost]

Haven't played SMN in 3 months, since we were like i195~ and our pushes were slow as balls, but basically the whole fight is a DWT saving game. Stagger out Festers/Banes (if Baning) well enough that you can use DWT + 3D in an efficient manner, if the leg only has 15s or less on it don't even bother with DWT or 3D until the next leg. Most SMNs I've seen use 3D on their Jagd instead of with DWT on legs 3 and up, for burst aggro purposes I imagine. Don't sac if you can help it, at worst you should be the only DPS to sac if you are saccing because a healer + OT should always sac with a SMN in the group. RS start > leg 3 > start of final phase > whatever timing works best for your final RS, preferably with pot and the group's final Litany.

Already doing these. I don't 3d on add, I just manually cast then fester and that's enough to get aggro.

[KroLeXz]

Haven't dropped one of these in here in a while....

https://youtu.be/gs0PUAJAoDk

Gear progression has been slow for me, but this is at ilvl206 no weapon yet.

[Sleigh]

Haven't dropped one of these in here in a while....

https://youtu.be/gs0PUAJAoDk

Gear progression has been slow for me, but this is at ilvl206 no weapon yet.

Doesn't get much better than that unfortunately in full i210. In fact I on average do very close to that if I don't get good crits.

SMN single target mang ... it needs some help. If 3.1, SMN's in for a rough 4 months IMO.

[OneWingedSora]

Yeah, I do about 1430 on a decent run in full i210. Seems fine given the job's superb AOE and multidotting capabilities.

[KroLeXz]

I think I can probably hit 1400+ as well, if you notice I even had a fester in there before bio refreshed for 1700 lol. I just literally picked up chest and legs and wanted to see if any difference.... in an optimal parse, I went up about 60 dps vs my high watermark of 1320 prior. I'm also over hit cap like a mother, since I'm using the 210 gloves from savage and i190 head pieces :X

[Judge_Xero]

If the Spell Speed bug ever gets addressed I think that SMN single target damage will see a bit of an improvement

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...tivation-Issue

Even on current gear the pets are losing ~3-5% Damage. On a heavy Single Target build (CRT/SPD) it would be very noticeable, since you would probably be using Ifrit and have the higher Enhanced Pet proc %.

[KroLeXz]

resubmitted, since it won't let us bump. I don't want it to get buried in other useless bug reports! SMN FIXES COME FIRST!