Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[FantasyForever]

*snip*.

Go check out your dps on a training dummy and whatever that is, is what your dps should be.(or very close) Use pot at the start and then again when they are back up.

Also I believe the guide on the first post tells you everything you need to know about rotation and when to use CDs.

[Nabian]

So, I've been running T8 with a few folks from my FC as a backup (I don't have a static group) and I'm wondering where my DPS should be for my gear level.

I'm only i94 at the moment (which I think is a bit undergeared for that but eh) and I wanted to know what sort of DPS I should be hitting in T8 with a Wave Harpoon, one HA (gloves) and some Soldiery stuff (belt, ring, choker).

Also, is the full rotation recommended for top DPS on that fight, or one of the shortened versions? It seems like the full one would be best (I currently use it in T8) but any advice on rotation, when to use CDs in the rotation would be appreciated.

Since I'm not really geared for it but my friends let me go anyway for the practice, I'd like to do the best I can in terms of DPS until I can get more gear.

With my ilvl81 drg I pull around 280-300 on a dummy. I'd imagine you should around 350 - 400 with your gear.

[Riotpersona]

So, I've been running T8 with a few folks from my FC as a backup (I don't have a static group) and I'm wondering where my DPS should be for my gear level.

I'm only i94 at the moment (which I think is a bit undergeared for that but eh) and I wanted to know what sort of DPS I should be hitting in T8 with a Wave Harpoon, one HA (gloves) and some Soldiery stuff (belt, ring, choker).

Also, is the full rotation recommended for top DPS on that fight, or one of the shortened versions? It seems like the full one would be best (I currently use it in T8) but any advice on rotation, when to use CDs in the rotation would be appreciated.

Since I'm not really geared for it but my friends let me go anyway for the practice, I'd like to do the best I can in terms of DPS until I can get more gear.

With your gear I would expect around 320~360 dps (ACT) on turn 8, depending on how many mechanics you need to pick up.

[whiskeybravo]

Should I be expecting considerably less damage on t6 compared to t8? Trying to give my raid leader a point of reference, the vines are absolutely killing me, though.

[Ihm]

Should I be expecting considerably less damage on t6 compared to t8? Trying to give my raid leader a point of reference, the vines are absolutely killing me, though.

Not considerably less, but you will do less, there's a lot more mechanics that will hurt your damage, at least up until the final phase where you go all out.

[Erudain]

So what's the consensus regarding Novus? going +31det and +44crit?
Does a full soldiery set (without sands) give enough acc to make up for the loss of +40 acc the animus has?

[rickyguo]

I'm at a point with skillspeed that I can life surge a full thrust or I can save it so that I can hit a life surged b4b full thrust after ht, true thrust, vorpal thrust 4 gcds later.

Is it a dps increase or decrease to wait for the bfb?

[Alenore]

So what's the consensus regarding Novus? going +31det and +44crit?
Does a full soldiery set (without sands) give enough acc to make up for the loss of +40 acc the animus has?

The consensus right now is "do pretty much as you want", since you'd have to guess how much acc you'd need on the weapon wheeeen you'll upgrade it to whatever will be after novus for the new content.

If you have full un-upgraded Sold gear and no accuracy on your weapon, you'd have 471 accuracy, up to 487 if you used Allagan Ring of Striking.
That would be enough for T6/7, where you could get an high allagan (and oil of time) to bring you to the cap for T8/9

[Gardes]

I have a drg with an atma gae bolg, full i90 gear except hands and feet where they're extra HA pieces from my static. I'm usually a blm but I've been thinking of just switching over until I see the BLM changes and then decide (because drg has been pretty fun so far in the mobility department). However, I've been testing myself and I can only reach 328 on a dummy over 5 minutes. Should I be higher? I'm averaging 270 on levi ex with usually 1 bard beating me in numbers by 10 or 20 (in DF).

My rotation is pretty much the same as the one listed in the OP except I have this habit of going H>I>D>P on adds instead of P>H>I>D. Also not sure what to do with my cooldowns on very long standing fights like T8. B4B and life surge starts not lining up and I cant get that 1300 critical hit on my very first full thrust in my opening. Should I still just hit cooldowns as they come as long as they're not wasted by stuff like encounter breaks?

[Jeycht]

Hi there !
I follow this thread since I'm a fresh lvl 50 DRG. (Long time ago)
Even if I have cleaned T7 without big issue or lack of dps I'm worried about something ... I've read some thread about the dps and see ~450dps on turn 8 for DRG. How !?
I usually go around 300 (busy with tower - 350 on a doll). The only skill I don't use anymore is Fracture but I rigourously follow my rotation. Dis always up every buff up especially my HT one.
Maybe I do something wrong ... I don't know.

Here is my gear.



About my gear. Animus and Gloam ring (not weathered)
Is that a good deal to go for Liberator if I get the Sand and then try to get the i100 armor for acc? I have tons of memo but I rarely use it since I'm not sure about my final gear.
I take a look on BiS but vivacity ... Still bad or good idea? I'm not sure but my aa don't benefit it.