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  1. 07-14-2017 01:08 AM #1
    Sunako
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chronons View Post
    Lets take Susy Ex for example - The puddles it casts. Melee has to move the radius of the puddle to get out of it and then the radius to get back in to do damage. Caster only has to move the radius to get out and can continue to damage.
    If you stack properly, you can dodge puddles and still attack the boss from left or right. Melee can do damage while moving as well so you dont lose any damage dodging mechanics around bosses. If blm have to stop casting for dodging mechanics, it is more dps loss than that melee have to hit one positional from the wrong side. Now we even have true north for mechanics where you can not hit positionals.
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  2. 07-14-2017 01:17 AM #2
    Chronons
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sunako View Post
    If you stack properly, you can dodge puddles and still attack the boss from left or right. Melee can do damage while moving as well so you dont lose any damage dodging mechanics around bosses. If blm have to stop casting for dodging mechanics, it is more dps loss than that melee have to hit one positional from the wrong side. Now we even have true north for mechanics where you can not hit positionals.
    Oh wow, some of you are seriously going to argue that casters have equal uptime to melee. Yes, it is true that if you do this mechanic in a certain way with the entire raid co-operating you can make it so that melee have equal uptime with casters. That doesnt invalidate the main point. It is generally true that casters are less punished by mechanics than melee, hence the reason for them generally having higher damage.
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  3. 07-14-2017 01:41 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sunako View Post
    If you stack properly, you can dodge puddles and still attack the boss from left or right. Melee can do damage while moving as well so you dont lose any damage dodging mechanics around bosses. If blm have to stop casting for dodging mechanics, it is more dps loss than that melee have to hit one positional from the wrong side. Now we even have true north for mechanics where you can not hit positionals.
    It's swings and roundabouts. Range is handy for starting damage on his cup game (acquire target and immediately start rather than having to run up to it), and if he puts pools around the right cup, melee literally can't get in for a while.

    Broadly speaking:

    Things that require movement to safe spots (as long as the safespot is near enough to the boss for melee anyway) is disadvantage to cast time casters.

    Anything with target switching is inherently disadvantage to melee.
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