Why do non-caster DPS do this...?

[Malmstrom]

The enemy is almost dead!

Everyone switches to the thing with way more health and LET'S THE ALMOST DEAD THING LIVE.

I don't get it. If you've got a cast time, okay, that I understand. Don't want your long cast times going to waste. Got it. On that page.

SO WHAT IS EVERYONE ELSE'S EXCUSE.

This is one of those "bothers me more than it probably should" sort of things that makes no sense to me.

[Kalise]

Switches?

You mean there's more than one target and people aren't AoEing?

Wut

[Malmstrom]

Switches?

You mean there's more than one target and people aren't AoEing?

Wut

Also yes...

[EaMett]

Switches?

You mean there's more than one target and people aren't AoEing?

Wut

Means people switch before the first target dies. Makes sense on caster since you could sit there casting and have your cast go to waste because the target dies before it goes off. But melee don't really have to deal with that yet still switch (perhaps to not clip their gcd but it's dumb if said target doesn't die). True thing.

[ForteNightshade]

Means people switch before the first target dies. Makes sense on caster since you could sit there casting and have your cast go to waste because the target dies before it goes off. But melee don't really have to deal with that yet still switch (perhaps to not clip their gcd but it's dumb if said target doesn't die). True thing.

Usually because they have a big hitting GCD that will do more damage than the mob has HP. So it's better to put that extra damage on something else instead of it going to waste. That, plus if it dies before their animation registers, it'll cancel.

[Kleeya]

Switches?

You mean there's more than one target and people aren't AoEing?

Wut

You never did stumble on one of these tanks who keeps mobs so far from each other that you are indeed better be single targeting rather than aoeing ? XD

[tdb]

Switches?

You mean there's more than one target and people aren't AoEing?

Wut

Some classes don't get their AoE abilities until the mid-30s. Some classes need at least three targets for their AoEs to be cost effective (this depends on level too). Sometimes the targets need to be kept apart so AoEs can't be used.

[Hasrat]

Some classes don't get their AoE abilities until the mid-30s. Some classes need at least three targets for their AoEs to be cost effective (this depends on level too). Sometimes the targets need to be kept apart so AoEs can't be used.

Or some jobs have AoE that still needs a target. If target dies, you just sit there with the Invalid Target message.

[Granyala]

Well umm... I caught myself doing that when leveling melee simply because it is a habit by now. :X

Technically it's not an issue though, the mob dies in the passive AoE of tanks and healers anyway.

[MoofiaBossVal]

I am not wasting my Midare Setsugekka, my Tsubame, or my 3 meditation stack Shoha on an add with less than 10% health left.