Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[FantasyForever]

Any tips on maintaining dps in t6 (phase 1 and 2).. really struggling to get above 220..maybe there's so much going on I just lose my head

The thing with t6 is you can get very unlucky and get marked a lot which can then make your dps lower. In those cases there is nothing you can really do about it. Same with getting honey on you. That said, this fight is very melee friendly. Bees die super fast, same with bulbs, and even when we have to move to avoid being eaten we can continue to dps. There should be zero downtime when a melee isn't using a weaponskill excluding being marked, having to bait acid rain and needing to be eaten.

[DenebPunkin]

Read OP. But the general consensus is H - IDC - P - TTT, where:

H = Heavy Thrust
IDC = Chaos Thrust Combo
TTT = Full Thrust Combo

Ok. Got it. Thanks. Also.. can someone explain the BiS chart... there is like 5 different sets 0_0. Which one is the best?

[Dervy]

All of the sets are for different accuracy requirements so you can optimise your set for the content you're facing against. Lower Accuracy = More Crit/Det/SS = More DPS (even if it's negligible). So for EX Ifrit/Garuda/Titan you'll want 0 accuracy, Levi/Mog EX is 460 from flank/rear only, Turn 6/7, you'll aim for 472, Turn 8 you'll want 490 and Turn 9 493-495 (unconfirmed the exact number).

Any tips on maintaining dps in t6 (phase 1 and 2).. really struggling to get above 220..maybe there's so much going on I just lose my head

DoT's DoT's DoT's. Keep them up at all times, never let them drop, ever. If you don't have Thorny Vines, Vicious Emission (Honey Glazed), or the Devour marker, there's 0 reason for you to be running away from the boss. Simply rotating yourself around the boss will suffice; This way you can continuously attack Raffelsia and have as little downtime as possible.

Pro Tip: After the 1st Blighted Bouquet, you'll want to want to reapply PL, then Heavy Thrust -> ID, then you'll want to DiS -> CT -> PL the Bee. You'll be ticking DoT's whilst you're standing still for Boquet.

[Hakmatic]

That Tip you just gave out is not going be the same for all groups. Don't want him to think those moves are exactly what he should do after the 1st blighted cause that is not true.

[Michol]

Why wouldn't it be the same?

[PArcher]

Turn 6/7, you'll aim for 472, Turn 8 you'll want 490 and Turn 9 493-495 (unconfirmed the exact number).

Why was I thinking T7 was 480? Hm...going to have to dump some Acc now...

[Hakmatic]

Why wouldn't it be the same?

Because some groups have higher dps then others. And blighted is not on a timer but by HP. Therefore some people might have just applied those buffs right before blighted. Im not saying that Dervy is wrong in maintaining the dps because having those like that is good, but not everyone will be getting blighted at the same time in their rotation.

[Hakmatic]

First blighted is HP based^

[PArcher]

Because some groups have higher dps then others. And blighted is not on a timer but by HP. Therefore some people might have just applied those buffs right before blighted. Im not saying that Dervy is wrong in maintaining the dps because having those like that is good, but not everyone will be getting blighted at the same time in their rotation.

Blighted IS based on a rotation/timer, and what Dervy said IS correct. After the fist Blight (which is the HP-based phase-change signal) you run through that rotation in preparation for the first Bee...and while the Bee is up, Blighted WILL happen, regardless of the group's DPS.

[Hakmatic]

Yes second blighted will always be during Bee, but you missed my point. The first blighted is HP based, so to say heavy thurst or whatever move he said is your first ability to use after that blighted is wrong.