Dragoon = Monkgoon

[Whymes]

Ever since LV 60 and getting geirskogul, I've seen dragoons are like monks were in 2.0, except worse. In order to do max DPS you're only allowed a second of leeway in any fight, which just isn't feasible. At least GL had a 12s duration which can be reused before the timer runs out. Monks are limited by the duration of GL. Dragoons are limited by ways to sacrifice the buff to do more damage. In essence, to make you more likely to lose it. For monks, if GL falls off you can just restart the combo. For dragoons, you're forced to wait 60 seconds. Without a target, there is nothing to maintain your buff on. I'm ILV 180 and have been trying out some end game, and am sorely disappointed. I used to rank high in DPS, now I'm rarely top DPS. And NOT ONLY THAT, but all these new bosses are already suited for casters. Look at Ravana; long burn phases, reflection that only bothers melee, etc. Bismarck isn't much better. Just try it at 60 and see. I know some of this is just getting used to it, and my DPS on a single target if I don't mess up IS quite insane, but the whole mechanic just seems pretty poor. I'm not complaining about damage potential, rather, the method to get it.