Bard issue... dps needed for Bismarck EX?

[burchdc]

I tried Bismarck EX last night too and there was this dragoon with a very condescending attitude who kept went on about "there's no way we will pass the dps check". My party has 2 bards and 1 MCH. Needless to say, we wiped.

Is it safe to say that I do not have to use WM in EX fights? Because I'm really uncomfortable with the cast time. I felt that I lose more dps than without WM.

In my experience WM can be a boost in DPS but it's very difficult to do well. So if you're not comfortable with using it yet, you're probably better off not using it for anything but your opener (and drop it right after your barrage+EA)

[Ooshima]

In my experience WM can be a boost in DPS but it's very difficult to do well. So if you're not comfortable with using it yet, you're probably better off not using it for anything but your opener (and drop it right after your barrage+EA)

Nope. After Barrage-EA you should use IJ to refresh your DoTs while your buffs are still up

Yes you are clipping your DoTs but you are getting a fresh set of 18s of buff DoTs, and saving 1 GCD, overall it is a gain.