DPS display could easily be solved with a system already in game.

[Warlyx]

because then u will have ppl raging that brd dont use song because they parse lower

that melee ignore mechanics in order to keep Dpsing

that blm/smn aren using aoe when they need to focus target to pad metters

or hell that pld/war ignore tanking in order to keep dpsing to feel like a wannabeDD

Meters even at the end of the instance can cause havoc , we have seen it before

[Atmora]

because then u will have ppl raging that brd dont use song because they parse lower

that melee ignore mechanics in order to keep Dpsing

that blm/smn aren using aoe when they need to focus target to pad metters

or hell that pld/war ignore tanking in order to keep dpsing to feel like a wannabeDD

Meters even at the end of the instance can cause havoc , we have seen it before

BLM and SMNs would never chose single target over aoe because aoe rotations do more dps though, and good palladins/warriors spend as much time optimizing dps as safely possible. To top that all off you're also supposed to learn to what extent you can disrespect mechanics as monks, black mages, etc. in order to output optimal dps.

[Rhas]

BLM and SMNs would never chose single target over aoe because aoe rotations do more dps though,

Hahahahahahahahahahahahah ah... hahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaaha

I can still burn them down faster single target on more occasion than not.

AoE rotations do *not* give you fire III procs. Why should a blm be forced to settle for up to 6-800 damage (or less) when I can crit for 2800+ from an instant spell while running to get to a new position. There are times with critting that I've done around 5k damage in less than a second because of the fire III proc and my BLM isn't even i120 yet.

If you think you are going to DPS higher with AoE vs proc... I would have to disagree with you (most of the time). Sometimes I get pretty lucky and get fire 3 procs 4 or 5 times in a row (ie fire - fire III proc - fire - fire III proc - fire - fire III proc, etc.) which can add up to a lot of damage in short order since it is an instant spell, and which I will say again, I can crit over 2800+ damage.

I will, though, still also use double/triple flares while using my preferred single target damage ;P

[Zaft]

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You need to look at AoE as potency per target. Fire 2 has a potency of 100 while Fire 1 is 170 and Fire 3 is 240. Firestarter is a 40% proc rate. Additionally, Fire 2 takes 0.5s longer to cast than Fire 1. Now, you can easily crunch these numbers to see how many enemies need to be in AoE range before Fire 2 overtakes Fire 1 with Firestarter procs as a DPS gain.

(the answer is 3)