How to Dragoon per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[SunnyHirose]

Random pointless thought: on some level, consider whether your caster is a BLM or a SMN. If BLM, they're stealing from you. If SMN, you're stealing from them. There's also the matter of overkill and Life Surge crits. I've gone mostly IDC out of habit more than anything, though; I like the relative consistency anyway.

Another pointless thought: I'd always thought of Phlebotomize as less TP-efficient than Thrust combo from a most unfortunate Paeon-less time progressing SCoB, but these days it's 427/90 = 4.74444444 vs. 1100 / 250 = 4.4 potency/TP.

(wait, so you guys get to be the bro-tastic Elezen and I get Ser Charijerk? Life's not fair!)

[Khadroth]

Random pointless thought: on some level, consider whether your caster is a BLM or a SMN. If BLM, they're stealing from you. If SMN, you're stealing from them. There's also the matter of overkill and Life Surge crits. I've gone mostly IDC out of habit more than anything, though; I like the relative consistency anyway.

(wait, so you guys get to be the bro-tastic Elezen and I get Ser Charijerk? Life's not fair!)

I wouldn't say its pointless. It's something I've noticed as well, I'm supposed to be paired with a SMN, yet frequently I'm having to help the other side who're slow on their adds. MCH is obsessed with slowing/stunning the Betas, leaving me and the Nin to clean up the mess (as well as help the SMN on my own side). It might be worth me considering IDC4 because of the front loaded nature of the first two attacks compared to TT and VT. Either way, my group has a lot of practice to do.

(Hey at least you aren't an old man!)