Quote Originally Posted by purgatori View Post
Does this apply to all (melee) DPS, or just SAM? I have always adhered to the < 2 = single target, > 2 = AoE rule, but I have lately noticed that my DRG seems to eat through 3 enemies quicker with her single-target rotation (in fact, in some dungeons I'm not even able to get through he full rotation before they're all dead) than her AoE.
Like several have said, I think this depends on the job. I know when I'm playing my Dancer I can AOE very fast, very easy,.. no need for buildup much. On my Samurai I'm noticing single target is better on 2-3 mobs where as anything 4+ I definitely want to AOE.. Primarily because Samurai has a slower build up to AOE than other classes... so if I try to AOE on 3 mobs.. they are often dead before I get to my AOE rotation. Generally speaking in most cases 2 mobs is single target, 3+ is AOE, but it's job dependant.