Best DPS class in the game?

[KrayZee]

DoTs tick regardless of whether you're on the boss or not, and summoner DoTs are ~60.83 pps, which is roughly 65% of a summoner's personal dps, or 75% of the summoner's total dps (including pet on boss) even when the summoner is doing nothing but staring at the ground.

W-Wha...?

65% of Summoner's personal DPS but 75% of summoner's total dps?
how's that even possible math-wise.
I don't think you had Garuda's dot extention-ability in mind when you wrote that
lets say you deal 100dps without and 150dps with pet
then that means your dots deal 65dps without and 112 dps with a pet?


also there is a difference between having the need of 3-4 global cooldowns as a ramp up time (SMN) and just one or 2 (BLM) especially when it comes to burst/lower HP stuff, or even certain phases during boss fights
dots can be both good and bad, depending on how the boss/fight is designed

[PessimiStick]

W-Wha...?

65% of Summoner's personal DPS but 75% of summoner's total dps?
how's that even possible math-wise.

He means the pet stays on the boss while you do not. e.g.: 65% with no pet, 75% when the pet is still attacking.

[KrayZee]

He means the pet stays on the boss while you do not. e.g.: 65% with no pet, 75% when the pet is still attacking.

which is exactly what can't be right, it should be the other way around

[pandabearcat]

Sorry, the wording is confusing.

Regardless of pet, you do ~65% of your personal DPS with DoTs.

If you have your pet on your target while you go attack or do something else, you retain 75% of your single target dps on the boss.

If your pet cannot attack the target either, then you still do ~65% of your personal dps, but ~49% of your total single target dps on the boss.

So even if you can't see or interact with the boss in any way, unless it is invulnerable, you do 50% of your usual damage to it.

If you have your pet on it, you do about 75% of your usual dps to it.

EDIT: ps the numbers are a bit off, cause this was napkin math.

Based on previous analysis, loss of ruin is ~15.6% of your personal dps lost, or ~12% total dps loss.
Losing (or not having) your pet is close to a 25% dps loss.

[Lecreuset]

Bard or atleast that's what most people say until we get nerfed in 2.1

/thread

[xyaie]

Bard or atleast that's what most people say until we get nerfed in 2.1

/thread

From looking through this thread there doesn't appear to be a "most". Doesn't sound like much of a /thread

[Lecreuset]

From looking through this thread there doesn't appear to be a "most". Doesn't sound like much of a /thread

2 threads over 20 pages(probably more) crying about bard and being glad it's getting some adjustments. Look harder.

/thread

[NoctisUmbra]

2 threads over 20 pages(probably more) crying about bard and being glad it's getting some adjustments. Look harder.

/thread

BRD's not getting nerfed because it is the top DPS. It is getting nerfed because it is capable of more DPS than it was meant to be as a safe, ranged class with high mobility.

[Lecreuset]

BRD's not getting nerfed because it is the top DPS. It is getting nerfed because it is capable of more DPS than it was meant to be as a safe, ranged class with high mobility.

I couldn't care less what they do and why(unless they made bards more of a support roll then I'd be really happy), I'm still gonna be able to play it effectively. I'm just saying what I see people say/complain about in the forums.

[sakraycore]

Bard without a doubt. Also easiest to play.