Optimal WAR opening DPS rotation?

[Ippiki]

let the PLD/DRK OT

A PLD can open in Sword Oath as MT if NIN gives them Silhouette, and neither class can come close to WAR's ridiculous burst currently.

We are talking about 2-3 gcd delay.

It takes, minimum, 8 GCDs to build full stacks unless you burn CDs, CDs that could be better used for pre pull extensions or actual DPS.
Also, you assume that the fight is going to somehow give you back those GCDs, which doesn't happen, at least not until AST becomes Time Mage

[whiskeybravo]

A PLD can open in Sword Oath as MT if NIN gives them Silhouette, and neither class can come close to WAR's ridiculous burst currently.


It takes, minimum, 8 GCDs to build full stacks unless you burn CDs, CDs that could be better used for pre pull extensions or actual DPS.
Also, you assume that the fight is going to somehow give you back those GCDs, which doesn't happen, at least not until AST becomes Time Mage

Not assuming anything other than, at the end of the fight, 2-3 GCDs in the opening probably isn't even going to register a difference. You're kinda the one assuming it's not going to be "anywhere close"

[Ippiki]

2-3 GCDs in the opening probably isn't even going to register a difference.

Then why are you posting in a thread about maximizing your GCDs in an opening rotation? It's right there in the title.

[whiskeybravo]

Then why are you posting in a thread about maximizing your GCDs in an opening rotation? It's right there in the title.

Check the math if you want, I just left off pots because it doesn't say anywhere it's a flat 20% increase.



And, sorry about the name mix up, I thought you were IpKonfig not Ippiki

"Other" is the rotation discussed here: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...on-for-max-dps