Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Maxin_Rudy]

in my modest opinion, you are only bad at DRG if you want, i tried playing WAR and couln't find any topic that had such deph on the gear distribution, caps, stats weight, rotation deph, etc as drg... so i don't get why DRG have so many baddies =(, makes me sad

[JetBrooks]

i don't get why DRG have so many baddies =(, makes me sad

- Not everyone reads these/any forums
- Not everyone cares to play to their full potential
- Not everyone is capable, whether it be mentally of physically, of performing at the game's full potential

Try to play regularly with people who don't make you want to pull your hair out. Be patient/helpful/explanatory in Duty Finder. Don't worry about people who ultimately do not affect you. Pretty much everything in the game is instanced, so who cares? You think F1 drivers worry about people who can't parallel park? Doubt it.

[BlackThought]

- Not everyone reads these/any forums
- Not everyone cares to play to their full potential
- Not everyone is capable, whether it be mentally of physically, of performing at the game's full potential

Try to play regularly with people who don't make you want to pull your hair out. Be patient/helpful/explanatory in Duty Finder. Don't worry about people who ultimately do not affect you. Pretty much everything in the game is instanced, so who cares? You think F1 drivers worry about people who can't parallel park? Doubt it.

This is kinda what I was getting at with the Durant meme. If you're still playing dragoon and you play it well I'm assuming you're a boss. You get the most crap thrown at you by this community, have the slimmest margin for error for any DPS class and are generally the hardest working person in some of these instances. So yeah.

[Jasiwel]

So my fellow Dragoons, I have a bit of a concern now that I've begun digging into the Turning Coils of Bahamut. While I've known for a while how many people would rather see BRDs on their team than DRGs, it irks me more so now that I've experienced it firsthand. I just had my first playthrough of Turn 2 and it was me, two Pallies, two healers and 3 BLMs. Some of you might already guess my concern. The BLMs were already pessimistic from the beginning, though the healers were fine. When we reached the last boss, we weren't able to kill it off (even though I used LB3 w/Blood4Blood and debuffs) and it was due to the BLMs running out of mana. I'm a DRG, not a BLM, so I wasn't able to restore their mana. You can figure out the rest. How do you guys go through Coil? Do you just truck on through?

[PArcher]

When we reached the last boss, we weren't able to kill it off (even though I used LB3 w/Blood4Blood and debuffs) and it was due to the BLMs running out of mana. I'm a DRG, not a BLM, so I wasn't able to restore their mana. You can figure out the rest. How do you guys go through Coil? Do you just truck on through?

I'm really hoping you mean the Heals and not the BLMs...

If you do mean BLM...wow. I though I've seen the worst that job has to offer...

As a side-note, I've cleared T2 with no BRD, 2 heals before (think once it was 2 SCH no BRD and I was one of the SCH O.o). Its all about mana management for the heals, even with a BRD.

Also, they're just as much at "fault" for not being a BRD as you were, which is to say none if it was DFed. DRG have the better LB and do more damage than BLM on single-targets (assuming similar gear; BLM overgearing the DRG will do more damage), so if anything, its more on them...

[Gardes]

So my fellow Dragoons, I have a bit of a concern now that I've begun digging into the Turning Coils of Bahamut. While I've known for a while how many people would rather see BRDs on their team than DRGs, it irks me more so now that I've experienced it firsthand. I just had my first playthrough of Turn 2 and it was me, two Pallies, two healers and 3 BLMs. Some of you might already guess my concern. The BLMs were already pessimistic from the beginning, though the healers were fine. When we reached the last boss, we weren't able to kill it off (even though I used LB3 w/Blood4Blood and debuffs) and it was due to the BLMs running out of mana. I'm a DRG, not a BLM, so I wasn't able to restore their mana. You can figure out the rest. How do you guys go through Coil? Do you just truck on through?

If you're talking about turn 2 enrage where they choose to go down the left path without checking party composition, iirc blms has less 'worth' than a drg there. That path would boost the main boss's magic resistance by a good deal and decrease the 3 blm's damage output by a lot. The right path would increase the boss blunt and piercing resistance (if I'm not mixing it up) and lower your damage output by alot. It's 3 vs 1 on who gets to do less damage so going to the right is probably more favorable (the mini balls are weak enough to be brute forced without any silence by now). If the tanks pulled it at the right timing, the main boss will go into enrage before he does a high voltage or any other move depending on the path (about 40-45 seconds after 1 click announcement). Sure, the bard would guarantee the healers being able to outlast the fight with their mp but pushing your dps before the whms run out of mana is another way of looking at it.

[VaShawn]

Lvl98 drg here, I have all but weathered body. Is the plus 5 str worth the change of dropping crit/det by 25? If so or what content? I just don't wanna waste the 825 sol.

[Empressia]

Lvl98 drg here, I have all but weathered body. Is the plus 5 str worth the change of dropping crit/det by 25? If so or what content? I just don't wanna waste the 825 sol.

stat weight wise, 5 str is worth 15 det or 22 crit, thing is : that weathered can be UPGRADED which give u a bonus 5 str more or u can try ur luck and loot HA drg body from T9

[Marin_Karin]

Another weekly clear and no HA drops. welp :\

@Vashawn The chest upgrade is definitely worth it if you're having trouble making accuracy caps on T8 & 9.

[HulveinBlitz]

If you dont need the accuracy, don't bother with it.

Unless, you got plans to immediately drop a sand on it.. even then.. other parts of the sold set are more attractive.