How to Dragoon per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[SirEnmi]

Guys whats the new rotation for drg? I am trying to build eyes and fire of Nastronds/GK as much as I can yet while retaining the 3.X rotation but my dps sucks. So if any of you had a pic/vid with the rotation that'd be nice, ty!

https://youtu.be/2MOWcM7PoIo
This is what i'm doing actually, got around 4Kdps each time

[Ninjah2r]

Alright thanks i'll try that out

[Sparhwk]

On our 310 verity belt. If you put in a rank 6 crit materia it only gets 34/40 out of it. Worth the minor stat loss to max crit or stuff in a full 40 point direct?

[Ralos]

So where does DRG stand now in comparison to other DPS. I've heard a lot of people say we're the weakest DPS now. Is this true? ;-;

[HoLoFoNo]

What should DRG DPS be on average at 310 ilvl on Lakshmi? I have been neck and neck with my MNK at 2.6k - 2.7k on full fight clears. Then I look at RDM / MCH and they are around 3.2k / 2.9k or so respectively. Same ilvl.

Did DRG and MNK get hit that hard? I've been DRG and clearing relevant content since ARR but I've never struggled so much in terms of DPS.

P.D. I am mostly going fot crit or direct hit if I can on my melds. Thanks for any advice, I'm just a little worried since I love my class.

At 314 I do around 3600 class depending (between 3500 and 3700 depending on the other classes)

DRG traded in its personal dps for support dps so take that as you will but as you practice more you will start to do more. As long as you can clear the fight, no need to worry too much.

So where does DRG stand now in comparison to other DPS. I've heard a lot of people say we're the weakest DPS now. Is this true? ;-;

DRG in a vacuum is now 7th, so 3rd from the bottom. The idea was to give them a lot of offensive support but I do not think it panned out the way the development team intended. That being said we have yet to hit the content that requires any real skill so it really doesn't matter atm. The only thing that is being hurt right now is peoples egos (and mine, as a dragoon main).

[YiznoBergerFett]

so what im seeing rotation is

Battle Litany > Dragon sight > blood for blood > Blood of the Dragon > Heavy Thrust > Geirskogul > Impulse Drive > Disembowel > Chaos Thrust > Spineshatter > Wheeling Thrust > Mirage Dive > Fang and Claw > True Thrust > Vorpal Thrust > Single Ability buffer (forget name) > Full Thrust > Jump > Mirage Dive > Fang and Claw > Wheeling Thrust > repeat from heavy thrust.

I try to keep B4B, geirskogul, SSD, Jump, and Dragonfire dive off cooldown unless i know i may need them mechanically. I find it hard to work up to nastrond and if i focus too much on it i tunnel way more than i should.

cross class im using goad, invigorate, bloodbath, second wind, and diversion, think i want to rotate to true north and feint. prolly drop second winds and invigorate.

[Shamox]

lel ye just precast everything

[YiznoBergerFett]

lel ye just precast everything

Im sure there are fights where you want to save CDs for phases but this is generally how i understand most dungeon bosses. i haven't tried extremes yet.

[Shamox]

so what im seeing rotation is

Battle Litany > Dragon sight > blood for blood > Blood of the Dragon > Heavy Thrust

I was talking about this.

NEVER.

You're not gonna precast every CD before pulling, you're supposed to use them inbetween your GCD during the opener, not before.

[SirEnmi]

B4B and DS should be used to at least buff your FT and your F&C, if you precast it, you loose a lot of potency.

Only precast I would recommend (and i'm actually doing) is the BL, because even if you don't precast it, it ends up buffing your FT which should be buffed by your LS. So basically, it'll end up buff nothing