Master Bards, please help me out! How can I maximize my DPS?

[DotsNnots]

I'm curious why you don't barrage on the first EA? This is all way more advanced than I've ever been with my bard yet, but just curious for the logic behind it as I start to work on things!

[aabe]

I'm curious why you don't barrage on the first EA? This is all way more advanced than I've ever been with my bard yet, but just curious for the logic behind it as I start to work on things!

You'd only want to avoid using it for your first EA if you're doing a double EA opener. The logic is just that Disembowel doesn't come up until the DRG's third GCD, 8 or so seconds in, and TA usually comes up around 10 or so seconds. You'd be missing piercing debuff + TA for your biggest burst.

Assuming you don't open with double EA you won't be using barrage at least until you have SS + DoTs up, 3 GCDs in, around 9 seconds because you'll be popping a potion which delays your GCD pretty heavily. You might want to delay it further depending on when your group's NIN (if you have one) gets TA up.

[DotsNnots]

You'd only want to avoid using it for your first EA if you're doing a double EA opener. The logic is just that Disembowel doesn't come up until the DRG's third GCD, 8 or so seconds in, and TA usually comes up around 10 or so seconds. You'd be missing piercing debuff + TA for your biggest burst.

Thanks for the explanation!