Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[ChaozK]

On SCoB progression one time, i didnt realize that i wore my PVP set.

[Gh0st_Pr0digy]

is 470 dps at i110 using 110 wep with crafted head,chest,pants, & belt(no IV materia outside guaranteed slots) good? no food/party/pot/mercy stroke

[LunaHoshino]

I have a question for DRGs with more experience than me: what is a good gear setup for T9? I ask because while our overall DPS is fine (we're consistently hitting golems after only 4 meteors), I know mine isn't as good as it could be and I know that it's because of my gear and the fact that I have to swap pieces out to get enough accuracy for T9. I average around 480-485 in T8 (no food/pots/Mercy Stroke) but only around 298 in T9.

I've been trying to get the Shiva spear, the HA Choker and the HA Earrings, but RNG hasn't been kind to me on those yet. Should I just keep farming for those? I'm thinking the Shiva spear is the most important because of both weapon damage + accuracy.

EDIT: Should add that I'm i114 with the Liberator, but I typically end up switching that out for my Gae Bolg Atma to get the accuracy I need, because it's either swap that or two left-side pieces. I have solid Poetics on the left side and solid Soldiery on the right + the HA Ring.

[Dervy]

Ironworks Choker + Bracelet are excellent pieces to obtain if you're struggling with Accuracy (despite the SS). HA Earrings are very good and I would try farm them if possible.

What's your current weapon?

Yeah, definite get the Choker, Bracelet, or farm for Shiva Weapon if you need to use your Atma weapon to meet accuracy reqs. Switch food out to Lava Toad Legs if need be. Also, a 19 ACC, 31 CRT, 25 DET Novus is the second best novus (only requires x2 DET IVs 100%) if you want accuracy, but also keep some damage.

[LunaHoshino]

Thanks for the advice! I'll go for the Bracelet for my next Poetics piece, then, and keep farming Shiva. I've been farming T6 and T7 too but our group only ever seems to see Healing, Casting or Fending gear drop from those (we once got the Fending stuff from T7 twice in a row), so that might take me a while.

[SunnyHirose]

Yup, having good downgrade pieces is never bad, but sometimes the drops just aren't with ya.

[LunaHoshino]

No kidding, haha. Killed Shiva five more times today, no sign of the spear yet. At least I got the True Ice Bracelet for non-Coil stuff.

[Dunncan]

Soooo for everyone arround "near" BiS and progressing/clearing 13...

I got the poetics legs last night, and with this, I'm with no SS on gear. That beeing said, I have noticed a little DPS loss on t13. So, I'm not really sure if there is a min SS on gear to things go smooth, or it's just the adaptation/lack of other stats(DET/Crit).

In another subject, how are you guys doing your opening burst on T13? Due to MegaFlare, sometimes it's really hard to flee stuff while, specially, jumping (¬¬).

Actually, I'm with: TT>(IR)>ID>(BB)>Dis>(LS)CT>(LS)>Moving to flak for MegaFlare here >PP>(Jump)

Now here things start to mess. Usually, my rotation from here is TT<(DfD)>VT(SD)>FT(LSweep) but depending on how Megaflare targets me, I can't use DfD or Spineshatter cause I can end up killing someone or myself (180ms here). So DfD and Spineshatter end up after FT, still with BB but without IR.

I'm curious how you guys are managing this egaflare situation on opening burst.

[Dervy]

Switch IR and BB around.

Just my £0.002

[SunnyHirose]

In another subject, how are you guys doing your opening burst on T13?

I'm doing something like what Yan Dere posted a few pages back:

Heavy Thrust (Blood for Blood + Internal Release) >
Impulse Drive (HQ X-Potion of Strength) >
Disembowel (Leg Sweep + Power Surge) >
Chaos Thrust (Jump) >
Phlebotomize (Spineshatter Dive) >
True Thrust (Dragonfire Dive) >
Vorpal Thrust (Life Surge) >
Full Thrust > (HQ Potent Poisoning Potion)

Ideally. Jump is the slowest lock and this gets it out of the way before you (depending on RNG) have to reposition. The other two, just use good judgment and get them in when you can. T11 is where I got my practice in for using them while already in an AoE (hehe).

Normally I would not push my oGCDs this hard for consistency and aggro reasons, but the first Megaflare just makes it like that.

As for DPS loss on T13... any time you have to run an Earthshaker out is a significant loss, and that's RNG. Kinda tough to tell.