Is this truly wrong?

[Limonia]

In my experience - people with your issue simply aren't pushing buttons enough. Letting oGCDs sit off cooldown for extended periods of time, not pushing buttons quickly enough (2.5s GCD, but only pushing buttons every 3.3s or so), stuff like that.

I'm definitely pressing buttons early so they queue properly. I'm not optimizing enough when I have to dodge stuff, but when standing still I am not waiting 3 seconds to push the next button. It would be way too boring. I even hate it when people do that. I also try to use oGCDs as soon as possible. I'm not perfect with that, but hitting only one single oGCD like 1-2 seconds later than I should have shouldn't make me almost fail the dummy. I only use RDM in normal mode content and from what I've noticed I sometimes just press a wrong button. For example I wanted to press Impact or another proc and accidentally pressed Jolt. Or I accidentally press Verfire instead of Verstone, but I always notice that immediately. It doesn't happen so often and not when I'm really concentrating while trying to beat the dummy. But I still can only beat with max. 3 seconds left. And I don't know why. No matter how I practice, I can't improve as DPS.

[KaldeaSahaline]

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Just looking at a random normal Kefka log from 3/1 on your RDM and comparing it to my static's RDM (on O8S kefka, but cut your log to the same time parameters to get as close a comparo as I can):

• You have almost 4 less CPM. Better said, you're pushing buttons ~12% less than you could be
• You also have 2 less enchanted melee combos than my RDM (and 2 less Holy/Flares as a result)
• You missed 2 acceleration casts
• You missed a verfire cast
• You missed 3 impact casts

Now, I'm not some RDM expert, nor is my static's RDM perfect (85th-94th percentile). I'm merely comparing your log as best I can to a better RDM's log based on things that could be similar.

Also - total ilvl can be very misleading, you may be 346-348, but what ilvl is your weapon/chest/legs (these are the ilvl that matter the most to actual throughput)? Is all of your gear melded? What is it melded with?

Hope this helps.