Quote Originally Posted by Absurdity View Post
I said this in a different thread before but it is not just savage/ultimate, without ACT and especially logs we wouldn't really know anything.
Those guides you use to learn how to play your job? Wouldn't exist without it.
Stat priorities for your job? Wouldn't exist without it.
Job rotations? Wouldn't exist without it.


You need clear, objective information on how a job performs dps-wise when you execute x sequence of abilities to determine whether or not it is the "optimal" use of those abilities.
Sure for some jobs it would still be possible, Warrior is so simple that you could probably figure out the rotation without any kind of extra information, just by looking at the cooldowns and buff timers.
But for something like Summoner? Good luck figuring out how it's really supposed to be played by just looking at it's abilities.
Nah, if ACT didn't exist people would just do the math the hard way, like they have for 2 decades or more. ACT and theory crafting are not tied in any way. ACT might make it easier for the majority but people who are really good at math would work it all out based on potency values and testing, hours and hours of testing.