Quote Originally Posted by Neela View Post
uhm... lately you face way more caster pfs than melee pfs... also just using ifrit on sic is what wtjs do who actually either don't wanna mess with micromanage or didn't know when to switch... if you really wanna call yourself smn by heart you either use ruda on obey to line up con with your (caster-pf) mates or even better (but also rare, haven't seen someone doing it in pf-grps for a while) you use both egis and their buffs in the same fight depending on the situation/mechanic - since casttime and mp allow you to switch them midfight/during or before the opener.

can't stand fakenews sry... Shiroe is right pets on obey always > sic. talking about only using sicfrit clearly shows who jumped on the 4.1 train just for fame and who didnt...
I actually started the game as SMN (well, ACN actually) and SMN has always been my main job, so please avoid the personal attacks about the "4.1 train" and the "u use sicfrit ur not smn by heart xd" bullshit.

That said, pet AI is unresponsive to say the least and succeeding to sync Contagion with your Bahamut phase (or your caster mate's burst phase, but since SMN has the highest DPS of all three casters, the raid will gain more damage if you align Contagion with your burst phase, not the RDM's) is a real pain because of how inconsistent it is. So yes, micromanaging the pet is difficult for a small DPS gain. Honestly, I don't see any good reason to use Ifrit on Obey, unless you want to perfectly time the Radiant shield for maximum damage, but then you'll delay said Radiant shield and will probably lose one (or more) use of it over the length of the fight, which is actually a DPS loss.

Pets on Obey > Pets on Sic is true for Scholars, whose pets have only situational spells that you must use at a precise timing. Summoner's pets have only DPS spells, and it matters little when they use it (beside Contagion, but considering how hard it is to line it up with anything).

If you are good enough to manage your pet over all the oGCD abilities that you have to carefully manipulate, that's great. But consider that adjusting your rotation may be a far greater DPS gain than micromanaging pets. But oh well, whatever floats you boat.