#RIPRDM

[HolyTurtle]

We would as our ice phase fillers got more abundant by baby sitting the rdm we have to give up a cool down or let something clip every 2 minutes and disturbs blms casting flow.

Upon casting ui 3 we have 12 seconds before fall off
Hard casting 3 skills of which have 2.91 cast times takes 8.7 seconds which leaves 3.3 seconds left and fire 3 must be cast within that time (1.49) but by giving 20% of our mp during the 6-9 seconds of our mp restore we have to wait longer or give up on recasting.

Thunder/foul/blizzard 4 or setting up any OGCDs for 6x f4 mashing.

By waiting longer we lose fast fire, if we have to swift cast fire 3 after having to wait to catch back up we lose 2 seconds on AF because it updates on the GCD instead of after.
This forcibly shortens our rotation due to 1 OGCD being used.

This demonstrates your ignorance of BLM's mp regeneration and cast time in 4.0.

Observations: at level 70 in 4.0

• BLM has 15480 mp.
• BLM regens 62% of total mp under UI3
• B4 costs 1200 mp (<8% of total mp)
• T3 costs 1920 mp (12.4% of total mp)
• Foul costs 240 mp (<2% of total mp)
• Cast times of T3/Foul is 1 gcd.
• Ice cycle starts with at least 13% of total mp for T3.

Ice Cycle 1: T3 > B4 > Mana Shift > Foul > F3

• Cast time:
  • This takes at most 10.25s (2.5+3+0.5+2.5+1.75) out of 12s of UI3 with 0 sps: no risk of losing UI3.
  • This takes at least 9.13s (2.21+2.66+0.5+2.21+1.55) with 1101 sps: enough time for 3 mp ticks (even without latency and reaction time).
• MP regen: Use Mana Shift after the 2nd mp tick
  13% > T3 > 62% (13+62-13) > B4 > 92% (62+62-8) > Mana Shift > 73.6% (92-92*0.2) > Foul > 98% (73.6+62-2) > F3
  This is at least either 98% of total mp (if the mp tick happens before Foul finishes) or 100% of total mp (if the mp tick happens after Foul finishes)

Ice Cycle 2: T3/Foul > Mana Shift > B4 > F3

• Cast time:
  • This takes at most 7.25s (2.5+3+1.75) out of 12s of UI3 with 0 sps: no risk of losing UI3
  • This takes at least 6.92s (2.21+2.66+1.55) with 1101 sps: enough time for 2 mp ticks.
  Since this ice cycle has a chance of getting 3 mp ticks, it could be optimized by using Mana Shift after the 2nd mp tick with penalty if not getting 3 mp ticks.
  
• MP regen: Use Mana Shift after the 1st mp tick
  13% > T3/Foul > 62% (13+62-13) > Mana Shift > 49.6% (62-62*0.2) > B4 > 100% (49.6-8+62) > F3
  This is at least 100% of total mp since the mp tick happens before F3 finishes.

Cooldown If we cast Foul on cooldown, then Foul (30s cd) should naturally align with Mana Shift (150s cd)

Conclusion: If we couple Foul and Mana Shift an ice cycle, we lose 0.5s of dps with no risk of losing UI3 while helping other members.

Recommendation:

• Please use the Ice Cycle 1 when you use Mana Shift to maximize its effect.
• Use Mana Shift after the 2nd mp tick in the Ice Cycle 1 or after the 1st mp tick in the Ice Cycle 2.

Also even if we DID give them our 3k worth of mana (20% of 15480 at 70) theyd bottom out again almost immediately due to their spells costing 800+ in mp.

Mana transfer is on a 150s CD for rdm to cast another 4 spells at best whose potencies per cast dont go past 300 where as blm will lose 3 481 potency attacks and either a high powered dot or a 685 potency.

This demonstrates your ignorance of RDM's skill mp cost.

Observations:

• Jolt 2/Impact/Verfire/Verstone costs 360 mp
• Verthunder/Veraero costs 600 mp
• Mana Shift transfers 2848.32 mp (Ice Cycle 1: 15480*0.92*0.2) or 1919.52 mp (Ice Cycle 2: 15480*0.92*0.2)
• F4 potency is 260 in 4.0
• F4 pps is 184.7 (260*1.8*1.05/2.66) with AF3, Enochian, and 1101 sps

Analysis:

• The majority of RDM's single-target rotation consists of casting the 2-spell sequence:
  Jolt 2/Impact/Verfire/Verstone > Verthunder/Veraero.
• Mana Shift allows RDM to casts 2 or 3 2-spell sequences, depending on BLM's ice cycles: at least 1080 potency (2*(240+300)) or 1620 potency (3*(240+300)).
• BLM at most loses 92.7 potency (0.5s of dps) by using Mana Shift, unrealistically assuming BLM rotation consists of only F4 with 1101 sps.

Conclusion: Therefore, BLM loses at most 92.7 potency while allowing RDM to do at least 1080/1620 potency.