How to Dragoon per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[hagare]

BiS only takes account the hardest content.
BiS there though, don't mean BiS in other content.
One of the reason for that is the different accuracy requirement.

So yes, you "should" adjust gear for every different content.
But most people won't do that, they'll just go with BiS set which will work on any lower content. Though not as efficient.

[Thendiel]

BiS only takes account the hardest content.
BiS there though, don't mean BiS in other content.
One of the reason for that is the different accuracy requirement.

So yes, you "should" adjust gear for every different content.
But most people won't do that, they'll just go with BiS set which will work on any lower content. Though not as efficient.

This mindset baffles me. People who run fight-inappropriate BiS sets in this way either don't understand how accuracy and secondary stats work in this game, or don't care. I inwardly groan every time I hear someone talk or ask about "DRG BiS" without reference to a specific fight, as if there could be some single monolithic gear set that was ideal for every encounter.

Using a "BiS" set with more accuracy than you need for the fight you're running is the equivalent of buying an expensive pair of heavy-duty waterproof hiking boots, and then wearing them for a leisurely run on a sunny day.

[ReliaWylder]

In some cases the "BiS" set may have more accuracy than you need and still be the highest dps due to limitations in itemization. But yes, the Ravana EX BIS using only i210 items (572 acc or above) is probably this:

DPS: 1558.62926532614
Player Equipment:
Gordian Trident
Dragonlancer's Mesail
Dragonlancer's Plackart
Gordian Gauntlets of Maiming
Fabled Belt of Maiming
Dragonlancer's Cuissots
Dragonlancer's Schynbalds
Fabled Necklace of Slaying
Gordian Earrings of Slaying
Gordian Wristband of Slaying
Fabled Ring of Slaying
Gordian Ring of Slaying
Baked Pipira Pira
Player stats:
Str: 1111
Acc: 597
Crt: 828
Det: 510
Sks: 620

and the A4 BIS is only about 1.5 dps lower (according to my sim) and yet has 656 acc. It's not a big deal to plan everything around A4, unless you're having trouble completing a certain floor that you should then optimize for.

You can lower accuracy closer to 572 acc for the Ravana EX set, but you'd actually lose dps, not gain it, as switching the pieces around to get lower accuracy also results in lower offensive secondary stats.