How to Dragoon per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[Jonnycbad]

New technique looks like it could be:

-A single target version of Geirskogul that's higher potency (useful for bosses and ST).
-A more potent version of Geirskogul (either ST or MT) that uses all remaining BoTD duration (best used before a boss becomes invincible or before a target dies).

It looks like a BoTD animation but the blue dragon flies up into the air and drops on the mob causing a moderate blue explosion.

[aleph_null]

-A more potent version of Geirskogul (either ST or MT) that uses all remaining BoTD duration (best used before a boss becomes invincible or before a target dies).

Or before you refresh botd, just like how you'll use one last geirskogul to use up the remaining botd timer before refreshing it. While we can't say anything about how this skill works, it does look uncannily similar to botd/geirskogul effects.

[Khel]

So the ability video is out, and see the dragoon UI gauge. It appears when when the eye turns red Geirskogul puts you in red mode? Seems in that state Geirskoguls no longer affect the timer? It also looked like he used wheeling thrust as a 4th combo and fang and claw as a 5th? Both added 10 secs to BOTD. What you guys think, I only saw it a couple of times.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFDb3z0aQPI

1:10 for DRG.

[Jonnycbad]

Invigorate, Feint, and Leg Sweep are now Cross-Role skills, so we'll probably lose those. Low Blow is also a cross skill, which looks like the DRG used that half way through, likely instead of Leg Sweep.

[Khel]

From reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._translations/



Melee DPS Role Actions

Second Wind
Arm’s Length
Leg Sweep
Diversion - Probably same details as caster version
Invigorate
Bloodbath
Goad
牽制 (Restraint/Diversion/Feint)
Clutch
True North - Removes positional requirements // 15s duration // 150s cooldown

Melee DPS

Known/Tooltip Available
Diversion - Same as quelling strikes // 15s duration // 120s cooldown, Shared with casters
True North - Removes positional requirements // 15s duration // 150s cooldown
Existing Skills
Second Wind - Still shared with Ranged DPS. MNK had a trait for this, so may see some number changes to compensate.
Leg Sweep - Shared stun, neat. Guessing exact numbers will be subject to change since melee classes had varying stuns previously.
Invigorate - Still shared with Ranged DPS. Not much new here.
Bloodbath - No longer shared with Warrior, ironically.
牽制 (Restraint/Diversion/Feint) - Probably the Dragoon Feint/Slow-on-hit skill, but might be something new.
Unknown Skills
Arm’s Length - ??? - Sounds like maybe some kind of range extension, but this could really be anything.
Clutch - ???


Final Notes

Across the board, CCs seem to have been pushed into shared role actions. Tanks get Silence/Stun, Melee get Stun, Casters/Healers get something(stun?) and Sleep, Ranged gets just about everything.

No shared DPS increasing cooldowns for DPS anymore. (Blood for blood, Hawk's Eye, Raging Strikes, Internal Release all gone).

[Rockavlon]

Can you give link to reddit discussion about these skills please?

[Khel]

Invigorate, Feint, and Leg Sweep are now Cross-Role skills, so we'll probably lose those. Low Blow is also a cross skill, which looks like the DRG used that half way through, likely instead of Leg Sweep.

Low blow is a tank role skill, maybe they changed leg sweep animation because its multi class now?

[Khel]

Can you give link to reddit discussion about these skills please?

Added it to the post above.

[Rockavlon]

Our jump cd has been reduced too? Or is it on pvp section only that I see more jumps with low cd?

[mosaicex]

So we don't spend BotD anymore huh. Just spam the dragon mirage thing x 2, then Geir, go red, then do big Geir. Also Wheeling Thrust and Fang & Claw back to back for 20 seconds Botd increase. I wonder if Full Thrust combo will still proc them, it would be insanely easy to keep up BotD now.

Our jump cd has been reduced too? Or is it on pvp section only that I see more jumps with low cd?

Most likely just pvp thing. It even has 400 tp cost attached to it.