How to Dragoon Per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[Leonus]

What is the amount of time chaos thrust/phlebotomize need to be worth using, like in a fight like ravana where he jumps often.

Where using TTT would have been better that applying IDC only to watch him jump shortly after. Dots do zero damage while mobs are invincible (or at least that's what I always assumed.)

[kyrios91]

Is there a cap for Skill Speed? Because I played around in Ariyala and the full Proto-Gordian set + Cockatrice Meatballs give 667 SSpd. Can we go less than 2.39 GCD? And with our rotation now (Because I realize the more SSpd the more you're able to push GKs) is it necessary to go beyond 2.4 GCD?

[Aiurily]

personally for me, buffs start being a mess at 2.38 or so. wouldn't recommend personally. 2.39 is pushing it sort of; 2.40 is probably what i'd be most comfortable with

[Gaiussenpai]

So what would be the biggest acc boost outside of the ring?

[Neyka]

What is the amount of time chaos thrust/phlebotomize need to be worth using, like in a fight like ravana where he jumps often.

Where using TTT would have been better that applying IDC only to watch him jump shortly after. Dots do zero damage while mobs are invincible (or at least that's what I always assumed.)

2 dot ticks (for the IDC combo), so 4-6 seconds depending on the dot heartbeat.

A phlebotomize would need to tick 7 times (~21 seconds) before the damage would exceed a full thrust. I'm not sure how skill speed factors into that however. The old thread listed the best rotations for bursting in a few available GCD windows.

That said, it's not clear to me if bosses still take dot damage while untargettable, though we always raided as if they did, applying dots right before jump/invuln phases. It may vary by fight.

[Startropic]

Nvm, I figured out a plan, should be ok with SS.

[Dervy]

Depends on the fight. Invulnerable? No, decently not. If it's a jump like Twintania, then yeah, she takes DoT damage. You applied DoTs at 56% before she jumped to damage pad and to give you a safety net for twisters.

If you use ACTs overlays which display the numerical HP value, you can see easier which bosses/phases take damage whilst phase changing and what-not

[ArtesMan]

What are the MUST HAVE cross class rotations skills ?

Couldn't find it in the main post :c

[SunnyHirose]

Absolutely mandatory:
Internal Release (PGL 12) - ~1% increase to DPS.

Good:
Mercy Stroke (MRD 26) - tiny amount of damage overall, but still more damage and it doesn't cost resources
Second Wind (PGL 8) - near-instant self-heal.
Bloodbath (MRD 8) - heal over time with the power of "attacking things is what I do"

Meh:
Mantra (PGL 42) - your healer will change pretty much nothing about what they're doing to take advantage of a piddly 5% extra, but sometimes it makes things more comfortable for you and your surrounding teammates. Also, you have to think like a healer/tank; pop it *before* they have to heal.
Foresight (MRD 2) - scales with physical defense... but isn't even crazy good on tanks, who have more of it. Still, might be useful to you in solo content (where you tank more physical attacks) and for the rare mechanic (like Wicked Wheel used to be around i90) that it might help you survive.

Meh (extreme):
Featherfoot (PGL 4) - doesn't work as often as you'd like, doesn't work at all in content past a certain difficulty. Murphy's law says this gets you thumped any time you try it.

Pls no:
Fracture - too weak to use, like, almost ever.
Skull Sunder - maybe has some limited use for hunts, but ultimately your job is not generating aggro. It stinks at even that because this is only used out-of-combo as a cross-class.
Haymaker - Dodging doesn't happen often enough, traited Feint is a better Slow. And you don't Slow that often, either.
Prospect/Triangulate, Lay of the Land/Arbor Call, Truth of Mountains/Truth of Forests - Surely you can memorize the nodes. I believe in you. git gud

[ArtesMan]

Thank you sir I really appreciate it !!