Quote Originally Posted by Aerin92 View Post
I must be over-thinking this or missing something huge, but what in the world does DS stand for? If it means Dark Side than this makes no sense since Dark Side isn't a part of any combos at all, it being a toggled buff and all that.

Unless OP is simply stating Soul Eater without Dark Arts is not worth it most of the time, which perhaps could have been worded better imo. Anyone else have an idea?
It confused me a little too. It is Darkside.
It's more clear if you look at the part above it.

Quote Originally Posted by Docfiord_Fowling View Post
Hard Slash (150)
Syphon Strike (250)
Souleater (260, DA 400)
Delirium (280)

Souleater Darkside: 660 potency
Souleater Dark Arts: 800 potency
Delirium rotation : 680 potency
First and foremost, establish aggro with your Power Slash combo described above; afterwards, its all about using the right tools for the job.
1. The DA/SE combo brings MP replenishment, HP replenishment, and 800 potency to the table. I usually sneak in as many of these as possible while I have BP or BS up. This is your highest DPS rotation.
2. The DE rotation is your second highest DPS rotation at 680 potency. This should be used if you need to replenish some MP and/or if you need to keep the -10% INT buff up
3. The SE/DS rotation is your "I need some HP" rotation. Don't expect a lot of incoming heals from this, its more about maintaining. You'll rarely be using this rotation.
It's a bit weird to mention Darkside at all in this, since it should be a given as it is with DA/SE, otherwise it should be DA/SE/DS.
Adding DS to everything would be pretty redundant though. DS also isn't actually in the abbreviations so though it's pretty obvious, it was confusing in the context of 'why is it mentioned for this combo if active for all?'.

But yea, I'm pretty sure it's just a non-DA Souleater as they mention Darkside Souleater combo above it in comparison to 'Soul Eater Dark Arts' and Delirium.