Why DRG needs rework

[Petite]

I've explained in this thread why MD is important. See here and here.

In order to remove it, several changes would have to be implemented. It's not as simple as just making HJ give eyes.

I read your posts and I'm still not too certain about the benefits you speak of. Maybe I'm too anchored in my ways of doing GSK,1 gcd, HJ+Mirage to understand the nuances of having a 15s delay window on eyes.

Still though, I hope they change Spineshatter Dive for some other more fun/satisfying OGCD in the future.

[Aco505]

I read your posts and I'm still not too certain about the benefits you speak of. Maybe I'm too anchored in my ways of doing GSK,1 gcd, HJ+Mirage to understand the nuances of having a 15s delay window on eyes.

It's not only the 15s delay but the ability to choose whether to do a double life, do HJ > GSK or use HJ first with two eyes and hold the MD till you enter life. It's more of an encounter-specific scenario. In full uptime situations, you can just follow the order and it works but not all fights are like this.

P2S, P3S, P5S, P8-2S, DSR... and even dungeons require doing HJ first for different purposes. It was even necessary in P1S with very fast killtimes or otherwise you'd lose a STD and 1/2 NAS at the very end of the fight.

Removing MD without making specific changes makes LotD way less flexible.

[Petite]

How is it useful to HJ>GSK>MD in P5S? As I recall, I don't think Devour disrupts our LotD timings at all. I'll be checking your fflog timeline when I get home tonight so I can see an example.