Redesigning fire 1

[Rongway]

when I am casting Fire 1 for a second time because i'm spamming the button and its already casting before the Fire 3 proc shows up from the first Fire 1. Then I have to stop casting by moving or ESC and cast the Fire 3 proc.

Never interrupt Fire 1 just to use the Fire 3 proc.

Fire III is a damage loss over Fire I unless it is instant. The reason for this is that it does 33% more damage than Fire I but it has a 40% longer cast time. When it's instant, it does 33% more damage but takes only the same 2.5s GCD that Fire I takes.

Interrupting Fire I will cost you more than 1 second, which will negate the benefit of Firestarter. If you can't register the Firestarter proc fast enough to press the Fire III button instead, let your Fire I cast finish.

[Djinnrb]

Never interrupt Fire 1 just to use the Fire 3 proc.

Fire III is a damage loss over Fire I unless it is instant. The reason for this is that it does 33% more damage than Fire I but it has a 40% longer cast time. When it's instant, it does 33% more damage but takes only the same 2.5s GCD that Fire I takes.

Interrupting Fire I will cost you more than 1 second, which will negate the benefit of Firestarter. If you can't register the Firestarter proc fast enough to press the Fire III button instead, let your Fire I cast finish.

Thats exactly my point... I'm tired of it not being smooth gameplay. I dont want to waste my procs but im forced to lose DPS ether by stoping Fire 1 or losing a potential proc with another Fire 1. I should be able to just use it while casting.

[Rongway]

I dont want to waste my procs but im forced to lose DPS ether by stoping Fire 1

So don't.

or losing a potential proc with another Fire 1. I should be able to just use it while casting.

You can. The marching ants turn on before your Fire cast finishes, so if your reflexes are good you can press Fire III instead of Fire when it procs, without losing any time.

This isn't even a real problem, though. Content from 42 through 59 doesn't suffer horribly from an occasional overwritten Firestarter proc unless doing things at min iLv where every damage point matters; and even then, the point of doing things at min iLv is to test your skill. It's strictly a non-issue from 60 on because you won't cast Fire twice in a row unless you mess up, and then the problem isn't the proc system but that you messed up.