/Accuse @ the devs: have you set us up to fail...?

[Guulu]

- Learn the boss's patterns.
- Use Stone, Sky, Sea to check your dps.

People have to understand that current SSS dummy is NOT enough for meeting a dps check in real fights. Here's some reason I can come up with atm:

1. You lose GCD when you are solely doing mechanics. Missing 1 GCD for let's say 25 mechanics for a 10 minutes fight, That is around 10% dps loss which lead you from 4k to 3.6k dps (let's be real if your not pressing GCD you won't be pressing oGCD either so this is fairly true). Not to mention there are so much more mechanics in a fight. Uptime is the basic of getting good dps but doing SSS dummy doesn't teach you that.

2. SSS dummy is not tuned good enough. For example for O4S dummy, NIN one requires almost same dps as MNK's, while in fact NIN are 100 to 300 behind MNK depends on how bad the fight is for MNK. Same thing goes to MCH's and SMN's. Their required dps are much lower than it should be because both class received several buffs. AND this still happens on Shinryu EX's dummy where NIN is on par with MNK and SMN/MCH are still undertuned heavily.

3. Fights aren't even gated behind SSS. Plus the players know they're lacking and do the dummy are usually not the problem in the party. At least won't be for long because they are likely to improve shortly.

4. SSS dummy fight is too short where RNG is heavily involved and there are specific rotations to clear it easier but won't benefit you in the real fight.

But I think SSS might do just fine if it is well tuned and requires you to dodge mechanics.

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