DA/C+S

[Marz_kid_EST]

Hey guys o/ came here since people tend to know more about what they're talking about here compared to the reddit shitposters lol. Anyways to the topic at hand. DA and C+S. Their animations are so slow that they can't be double-weaved without clipping...or maybe they can and I just have too much sks or something smh. Anyways back in 3.x I would DA>gcd(other than SE)>C+S but now that 3/4 of the gcd's that i use in endgame consume DA, it seems that I can only use that 3.x style just before a hard slash which can really delay C+S's depending on when it comes off cd. That or just double-weaving and clipping seem to be my options. Anyone have any thoughts, suggestions, insight? Is my dumbass missing something?

[Whiston]

Hey guys o/ came here since people tend to know more about what they're talking about here compared to the reddit shitposters lol.

I think you're giving these forums a lot more credit than they deserve.

To answer your question, try not to clip it. If it clips, clip it as little as possible.
It's still a gain to clip it.

[Furious]

Hey guys o/ came here since people tend to know more about what they're talking about here compared to the reddit shitposters lol. Anyways to the topic at hand. DA and C+S. Their animations are so slow that they can't be double-weaved without clipping...or maybe they can and I just have too much sks or something smh. Anyways back in 3.x I would DA>gcd(other than SE)>C+S but now that 3/4 of the gcd's that i use in endgame consume DA, it seems that I can only use that 3.x style just before a hard slash which can really delay C+S's depending on when it comes off cd. That or just double-weaving and clipping seem to be my options. Anyone have any thoughts, suggestions, insight? Is my dumbass missing something?

It's really annoying, but like you said; there's basically no avoiding it. You're going to lose efficiency one way or the other, either on the cooldown of one ability or the processing of another gcd.

[Marz_kid_EST]

Thanks for the input guys o7

[whiteblade89]

The only time I've noticed you can DA CnS without clipping is if you pop DA before starting a new combo with HS, as it's the only weapon skill in our main combo that doesn't consume it. For the start of pulls, I usually DA before the pull, Unmend, CnS, then go into my rotation. But how it lines up with combos later on is a different story. It's annoying for sure. IDK any way they could improve this other than taking the DA buff off of SS. But with where we're at in terms of tank damage, the last thing we need is more damage taken away lol