DRG Fun Times

[ChaozK]

What I'm noticing most Dragoons are failing at is that Jump is an off-attack (it had it's own attack timer). Therefore, just like Leg Sweep, you can use it in between combo attacks. This increases your DPS incredibly. For style points, I recommend spamming it as your Full Thrust animation is going off because then it looks like your character takes off from an upward attack into a Jump.

This is how i am using it currently, however the difference between jump and leg sweep is that the animation of leg sweep is short enough to fit perfectly between two GCDs, jump however has a longer animation lock, technically cutting a bit of your dps, so i wasnt sure if thats the right way or if there is a more efficient use.

[Zenmaku]

Yeah, the animation slows down your main attacks just slightly, but considering its a 200 strength attack that 0.2 second loss is made up for in the damage. This is especially true later when we get our level 45 skill that increases the damage by 50% for one Jump

[Dervy]

It's best to use your instant skills inbetween your Thrust Rotation so you have 0 downtime.

Phloebotomize > Blood for Blood > Heavy Thrust> True Thrust > Internal Release > Vorpal Thrust > Life Surge > True Thrust > Spineshatter Drive > Power Surge > Jump > Leg Sweep is "the" optimal rotation I've found.

[Zenmaku]

I've experimented with the above a bit and I've found that using Life Surge too quickly after Internal Release is bad because IR already gives us a really good crit chance. So what I do instead to maximize damage is this:

Internal Release (approaching the combat) > Heavy Thrust > Impulse Drive > Disembowel (The 10% resistance drop is a HUGE deal in DPS I've noticed... I don't know how resistance is calculated but #'s wise it always equates to easily 20-30% damage increase on crits > True Thrust > Leg Sweep > Vorpal Thrust > Life Surge (by this time Internal Release is just ending) > Full Thrust > Power Surge (I dont have this yet but this is where I would put it) > Jump

[Zenmaku]

Then repeat that without the buffs because they will be on CD but instead replacing Spineshatter.

Keep in mind also while Jump and Leg sweep are instant skills, doing them back to back will slow down your combo rotation, its always best to do the skills in between combo moves rather than having them back to back.

Phlebotomize I really haven't found a use for, I've tested it a lot and just let the DoT DPS do damage to a mob to watch how much damage is calculated per tick, and found that having even an extra True thrust in there instead is more damage than the Phlebotomize would do. The only time I've found use for it is if I have to keep DPS ticking on the Boss while chasing around adds, I'll throw it on and go Add chasing

[Rewyen]

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That's about it.

Thanks! I'll give that a shot. I was doing pretty well for a while- had him down to a little under a quarter HP and moved to take down his pals. I really don't know what killed me because I just popped a hi-pot, started a combo and then dropped dead fairly confused, lol. Good times! Nice to have a challenge, though.

[Spythe]

What DoH is the best for Lancer because I'm a bit confused. I know their set is Armorer but it looks like LW maybe able to craft the highest DPS items in the game.

[Rewyen]

Followed your advice and dropped him. To add some icing, I also unlocked Dragoon. Been a good day

[MalcolmReynolds]

Followed your advice and dropped him. To add some icing, I also unlocked Dragoon. Been a good day

Awesome! Congrats.

[Ryuhkin]

...Phlebotomize...

It's all about maximizing your damage per GCD, TP expense, and situation. In order for you to get more than Phlebotomize's damage output, you'd have to insert two more True Thrusts rather than one (as you're already going to use one for your basic damage combo anyway). A full Phlebotomize is 290 potency (18/3=6*20=120+170) whereas two True Thrusts are 300 (150*2). The TP cost is 90, compared to 140 (70*2). It consumes half the GCD, thus enabling a cleaner rotation. It continues dealing damage even if you have to be out of range to avoid an attack or hit another enemy. Each tick (3 secs) has its individual critical chance making it deal potentially more than two True Thrusts.

DoTs are incredibly powerful when used to their fullest.