Single Target Dotons

[Equitable_Remedy]

It really feels like we need a PSA campaign.

[LeonKeyh]

Isn't single target doton pre-pull on opener a good thing

Squenix specifically, at some point between ShB and EW (I forget when) went through and basically removed a large majority of "strange" prepull efficiency things like Doton prepull. That particular thing was "fixed" by, as you saw, having hide remove Doton. Some others were "fixed" by requiring enemy targets to use.

The ONLY instance where Doton could be considered "useful" (kind of) for a single target would be a long stretch of the boss being untargetable (like... 28s) and popping one down where they're going to show up (as long as you get it out right away). Even then, you're only getting 1-2 ticks from Doton which is a small amount of value AND you're possibly letting your rotation drift compared to other players since they'll be holding onto their bursts.

If someone is asking, the easiest answer is "It's never worth it." In reality, it could possibly be a little bit worth it and by "a little" I mean like 0.0001% boost in DPS in very very particular situations. Not worth it.