How to Dragoon Per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[Dervy]

Why wouldn't it?

[Ronzeru]

Why wouldn't it?

Which are my thoughts exactly

[NihlusE]

Still getting used to all the new skills but I have a question regarding the pros and cons of an alternate rotation start(based more off the old one)

What would be the cons of using: [BL+DFD] -> HT -> [IR] -> ID -> [BfB+Drac] -> DI -> [LegS+BotD] -> CT -> 4th -> [PS] -> Phleb -> [Jump] -> TT -> [SSD] -> VP -> [GK+Life] -> FT
It's just what I'm used to and comfortable with. Wondering if this would significantly affect me in a negative light.

[Sekundessounet]

Use Power Surge before your 4th maybe. The problem here is that DFD will not be affected by any buff :/

[Mibhas]

Yeah, if you want to use a jump to engage, the best would be Elusive Jump because doing so isn't a DPS loss.

[TemporaryName26022024]

Fun Fact: Bunny Bustier has the Sign of a Dragoon AF Helm on its back.

[kyrios91]

2.4 GCD or lower is really necessary for an optimal DRG rotation. The Alex gears I wear lost me some Skill Speed and Godforbid you can keep up with mechanics while at the same time hitting that last second FnC / WT just because of a 0.3 SSpd difference )

[Ninjah2r]

Hi,

Question: I'm doing the exact same rotation you mentioned in your vid, weaving in some skills in a different order though, but not entirely different, but I never end up with the highest dps in a raid/trial lol. So as soon as I'm done with the main rotation and all those skills are available again (jumps etc) I use them straight away, almost never pair them (only if it's like 1-2 seconds so I can pair power surge with jump or whatever). soo any tips to improve the dps?

[kyrios91]

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I don't really think the order of the weaved skills matter to a certain extent, but it does. You technically want some skills to be under B4B, IR, and BL as well as using Jump / SSD / DFD as early as possible so they will come off cd faster. As DRGs you do want to use your off-GCDs as soon as they're available but make sure your always have HT and Dis up - meaning that if Jump is up but HT / Dis is going to end, make sure you apply them first then use your Jump. Though what I do most of the time is wait for Power Surge to be up if it's close within the Jump / SSD cd. If it's still in cd for a while then just use them.

[Ninjah2r]

If it's still in cd for a while then just use them.

Yup agree on that, but yeah I should probably make a vid as Dervy suggested on the reddit forums to see where or how I lose my dps (IF I lose it, maybe the guy in my static is just too good of a ninja to outdps him lmao xD).