How to Dragoon Per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[Aiurily]

drg burst with my (flawed) opener -

really fun w

anyway i was recording my opener and turns out i was mistaken (or just lagging and clipping gcd) about x-pot lasting long enough for FT in my opener (needs like like just 0.1-0.2s extra duration orz..) i tried and was unsuccessful at 2.39 sksp, so i think 2.36 would be enough to hit that full thrust. you definitely get the xpot's benefits on GK though. what you could do is swap xpot and then do (ir>botd), but i think it might create problems with geirskogul and botd refresh? will definitely need testing when i have time

as a consolation service, it works perfectly well if you get fey wind on pull! lol

[ColdestHeaven]

Reached 60 this evening. Geirskogul management was easy to learn, and it's funnier than just keeping the buff up. Now all I need to do is get those damn positionals down. Without going into too much detail (I'm trying to limit spoilers on new instances), do the new EX primals screw positionals as much as common dungeon bosses/mobs?

[Aiurily]

do the new EX primals screw positionals as much as common dungeon bosses/mobs?

haha oh god yes they do. there are mechanics where you literally can NOT hit positionals, and then there's tiny sized mobs with the tiniest hitboxes that make hitting the positionals seem like a sniper's job. for the other primal, it's not as difficult, but there's definitely a lot of deterrents to you getting your positional in the fight.

[ColdestHeaven]

haha oh god yes they do. there are mechanics where you literally can NOT hit positionals, and then there's tiny sized mobs with the tiniest hitboxes that make hitting the positionals seem like a sniper's job. for the other primal, it's not as difficult, but there's definitely a lot of deterrents to you getting your positional in the fight.

I suppose I'll have to stop screaming mentally each time I miss a positional if I want to survive this expansion, lol.
Before the expansion I used to pop buffs up as much as possible, did it change anything else now - like waiting for certain buffs to line up?

[Dervy]

Every positional you miss is around 2.4 PPS loss, or 10DPS approximately, for that rotation cycle (which is every 2 BotDs). It's harsh. You just need to suck it up sadly.

[ghgh4545]

Dervy, why did you have to change server? D:

I no longer have anyone to discuss with.

[Aiurily]

yeah, using GK at a low BoTD (11-13s) duration is like playing with fire. very exciting and satisfying if you don't get burnt doing it

[HulveinBlitz]

yeah, using GK at a low BoTD (11-13s) duration is like playing with fire. very exciting and satisfying if you don't get burnt doing it

Very satisfying, haha.

[Zankes]

So does any one have suggestions for a rotation where I would use one ability between weaponskills? I tried the rotations suggested here, but literally battle litany took like 2 seconds to activate when I practiced some in Goblet. My latency is so terrible so I cannot do any multiple ability rotations... (WTB EU SERVERS)