Trying to get better as a RDM

[AphraelAmarantha]

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I see, interesting indeed. Thx for the double weave explanation.

Yeah I see mage and I think range casting, not used to a caster class casting spells in melee (then again I guess I'm still used to BLM more than I thought, lel) plus I'm afraid of getting hit by non-telegraphed melee attacks some bosses have (Clamp anyone?).

Also, why do you not want to start a melee combo with your mana bar even? I don't get that one. O.o

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Yeah, I am slow in activating abilities, I don't really have the dexterity I used to have from ten years ago. Plus my mind always jumbles up where my inputs are so I pause a moment to remember where the next ability is at. x_x

[Rongway]

Also, why do you not want to start a melee combo with your mana bar even? I don't get that one. O.o

If your mana is uneven, then using the Verfinisher that matches the lower color will guarantee a proc.

White higher when you start: finish with Verflare, guarantee Verfire Ready
Black higher when you start: finish with Verholy, guarantee Verstone Ready

If they're equal, or you use the one that's already higher, it's only a 20% chance to proc Ready.

Also does anyone know how to set up a separate hotbar so I can track my oGCDs (if it's even possible to do so on a controller setup)? I think that is one of my biggest issue because I cant tell when their timers have refreshed so I can cast them again immediately so I can minimize clipping.

You can use one of the normal hotbars. Just place it somewhere conspicuous, maybe increase the size if you want, and slot any abilities that you want to track cooldowns or procs for.

/hudlayout will open up the hud organizer. You can enable or disable bars there (not sure of the controller buttons to do things) or in /characterconfig