Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Dervy]

That's the most cost-efficient set, yes.

Anything else will make you spend upwards of 20m+ to get .5-1 extra DPS

[HulveinBlitz]

That's the most cost-efficient set, yes.

Anything else will make you spend upwards of 20m+ to get .5-1 extra DPS

So with this one http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/PAAG the difference is further cost reduction, since you won't need the gloves, correct?

[TheKingSlayer]

So I was wondering if it is even worth using the Plat Earring of Slaying I screwed up when melding. I got tired of losing 8mil breaking materia and eventually went the cheap route, which may have been a waste of gil... By my calculations its not even worth using it, am I wrong here? 9acc/15crit/13det/12SS.

Also here is my current setup: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/PGE4

I also have the Poetics Chest, but I wont use it until I get a twine and I have the penta-melded head piece as well. Any suggestions on setup?

[Dervy]

Let's assume you have my current earring set-up of x2 Crit IV's and x2 Accuracy IV's.

Using Quickarm III in the last slot will not be enough to make them BiS. That 3 SkillSpeed is what makes or breaks the earrings. If you cannot max out the melds on any of the accessories, then they will be replaced by an i130 counterpart. I think this also applies to some of the Left-Side crafted equipment.

If you're using Black Truffle Risotto's, they'll be replaced by Augmented Earrings. If you're using Flint Caviars, they'll be replaced by Dreadwyrms.

[TheKingSlayer]

Let's assume you have my current earring set-up of x2 Crit IV's and x2 Accuracy IV's.

Using Quickarm III in the last slot will not be enough to make them BiS. That 3 SkillSpeed is what makes or breaks the earrings. If you cannot max out the melds on any of the accessories, then they will be replaced by an i130 counterpart. I think this also applies to some of the Left-Side crafted equipment.

If you're using Black Truffle Risotto's, they'll be replaced by Augmented Earrings. If you're using Flint Caviars, they'll be replaced by Dreadwyrms.

Thanks Derv that is unfortunately exactly what I thought... Money down the drain

[HulveinBlitz]

I did them AIM IV x2 Heavens IV x2, Quick IV x1.

Belt is also done, head is done, just finishing the gloves.

[Dervy]

Finally raiding...

For T10, you guys split your DPS between the son/daughter? So IDC P on daughter then TTT/IDC P on son, then switch back to daughter?

Also, how do you guys manage your invigorate & TP? I noticed I run out of TP so god damn fast, but that may well be because I double stack IDC P on both son and daughter. We're getting 5-6 stacks each time, so I could ease up the DoT usage to conserve a bit more TP I guess.

[rickyguo]

Finally raiding...

For T10, you guys split your DPS between the son/daughter? So IDC P on daughter then TTT/IDC P on son, then switch back to daughter?

Also, how do you guys manage your invigorate & TP? I noticed I run out of TP so god damn fast, but that may well be because I double stack IDC P on both son and daughter. We're getting 5-6 stacks each time, so I could ease up the DoT usage to conserve a bit more TP I guess.

I IDC P son and then IDC the daughter and then I go on the daughter, I don't use the second phleb as it dies before 9 seconds. If I notice that my adds are dying more than the others, I jump on the other side and dot the other side, this depends on group dps and focus. It really sucks if you go to dot the other side and the side you're at dies before the original one you're at, cause then you gotta go back. Ideally you want both sets to die together while you're on the second set so you can go back to the boss.

For the second set of adds, I dot both daughter and son and we burn both, then I spineshatter to the other set, dot one or both depending on hp, then I elusive jump back to the new set since the lb 3 we do at this point hits all 4 and usually kills the old set.

I mean, I don't think tp management is an issue, just dot as you like seeing as the tanks and other dps will run out of tp as well. Get paeon.

[Noxotic]

Disembowel daughter, Chaos Thrust and Phlebotomize on the Son, and continue DPSing the daughter with buffs up while the son takes the buffed dot damage since blood for blood and internal release are up when I apply it. This way everything is smooth, and you still max out dps on the daughter and it dies quicker. I would ask Yan though since he's DRG jesus.

[beowulf81]

Generally I use invigorate when I'm on the first set of adds (usually after the first daughter and son are dead: that's when my tp will hit 400) and then refresh as needed. I do not need paeon at all in the fight; but that may be because I have absolutely no additional ss at all.