How to Dragoon Per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[Mcfromnc]

So seriously what food do you guys eat lol

[HulveinBlitz]

Dervy will not be posting till next week.

He's been locked out, heuehueehee.

Why aren't you using Potions on A1S lol

This. o.O

[Sennema]

Will I be losing much DPS if I ignore potions altogether? They're really expensive on cactuar, and I don't have much gil as it is

Yes, you will. The HQ Draconian Strength potion is +100 (108 is the actual cap I think) strength, which is huge. In practice, though, if you're not doing high-level raiding you can get by fine without them, or with using cheaper potions. I use mine in progression (not doing savage alex yet as my previous static is now defunct, but I used them in fcob/t9), but once I had things on farm I'd use the lower-quality ones or try and get by without them. But from what my FC is saying, the DPS check on Faust in A1S is pretty insane, so you'll definitely need all the help you can get there.

[Leonus]

Yes, you will. The HQ Draconian Strength potion ....

I'm the opposite. I don't use the drac potions for progression, as I feel it's a waste of gil. Only when I'm confident that we can beat it is when I start using that stuff, otherwise it's just xpots, nq edition.

[RachaelMarie22]

So seriously what food do you guys eat lol

Do you need acc? Use acc food. SS? Use SS food. Go have a look on ariyala at all the food and stats

[Vincent_Mateus]

I was using potions but after 10 hours straight I ran out. I'm Stocked again, I'll let you know what my dps is with them. (If you're taking your add to a missile near the boss after resin you have a second or two to hit the boss and add with Geirskogul before laser.)

[Neyka]

For foods, looks like Morel Salad is probably the best choice. If you need a little accuracy, Baked Pipira Pira is good, if you need skill speed, probably Cockatrice Meatballs, although Deep Fried Okeanis is also viable.

If you optimize for being 40ish accuracy below cap, Urchin Loaf is good.

[Jonnycbad]

Since -10% STR/INT from Dragon Kick/Virus is considered a -10% Damage output during things like T13 etc, is it safe to assume +100ish STR from Draconion Potion HQ when we have about 1000 base STR is approximately a 10% damage increase for those 15 seconds?

[Estelle9lives]

For the raiding DRGs out there, do you guys have any tips for optimizing in A1S Opressor?

I'm currently ranging between 930-940 DPS and I'm not satisfied at all, still far too low. The biggest issue I have is concerning the Alarum adds... Boss rotation goes Emergency Deployment > Resin Bomb > Huge laser. For one, I need to wait until Resin drops to go to my laser, and if it's in a bad spot, I have to move YET AGAIN to dodge the boss aoe, then go back to my laser and kill the add. I feel this takes me forever to do, and to top it off I can't hit positionals on the add at all. It doesn't get much better from there as Opressor immediately repeat that rotation after the first jump.

I'm thinking about trying to grab my add with a Geirskogul and keep full uptime on the boss until big laser goes off, but I don't know... That could be risky if I don't kill my add in time.

[TheKingSlayer]

I'm thinking about trying to grab my add with a Geirskogul and keep full uptime on the boss until big laser goes off, but I don't know... That could be risky if I don't kill my add in time.

I ve been finishing my combo on the Oppressor because Im usually on the fourth part of my combo when the adds come out (refresh dat BotD). I then Phelb the add because I know I will be moving and the dots still tick. While Resin is happening and the add is catching up with me I'll throw a spear or two, refresh HT when it gets to me, start my combo TTT4 combo, and that is usually enough to kill it. If I am lined up properly, I'll sometimes throw Geirk in as the last hit.