How can i improve my SAM dps?

[Ryaz]

But the point isn't that a dummy is representative of a fight; the point is that if a player can't perform a rotation 100% perfectly on a dummy, there's no way that same player will be able to put out anything close to 100% once mechanics become a thing. Beating up a dummy is still an important tool.

Perhaps I worded it wrong. I meant that mechanics will lower his DPS significantly, so he shouldn't be surprised by a discrepancy between dummy dps and actual fight dps, which he was concerned about.

And OP, I can't stress enough how much practice can make a difference. Learning the right mechanics thoroughly goes a LONG way towards keeping your rotation smooth and maintaining uptime. When you're comfortable with the mechanics, you can focus more on perfecting your rotation.

On Suzaku Ex, the explosion phase requires a lot of my attention as I'm still fairly new to it and I have to worry about the latency problems the game has at times. So while I'm figuring out which plate to stand on and focusing on when to dodge, I will sometimes find myself using the wrong sen combobto start or using Midare when I could have attacked a couple of times and had Hagakure instead.

Learning the fight also lets you know when best to use Third Eye for the extra damage and when you can use meditate to it's fullest. I've been in so many fights with other Samurai where they don't use meditate at all.