Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Elkya95]

2.51 is last zodiac quest before expansion, yoshi-p mentioned it'd be the strongest weapon going into expansion

expecting i135, maybe higher if they want to piss people off

Oh dear, didn't even think about i140 relic.... That would piss people off a lot.

[Mardel]

zodiac wellfare club gets better spears in 2 weeks anyway

n-not like i wanted a dreadwyrm spear anyway... h-hmph

You know, if you went with an "All 3s" zodiac spear.... I've took a rough guess using the BiS calculator on what the "BiS" for drg would be having the 21 acc spear i125 spear w/ all other i130 gear. It involved using... the dreadwyrm body and either the poetics belt OR dreadwyrm bracelet. Thus with the spear getting the "bump" next patch if it is indeed i135 you can enjoy using 1 less carbontwine, 1 less carboncoat, and use buttons! So much win

Ninja gets put in a similar situation. Kind of funny when you think about how being "lazy" and not doing all det/crit ends up being a "benefit" later due to itemization.

[siverstorm]

Unless that implies a savage mode final coil would drop better gear I can see an exceptionally large outlash against that. I still personally think going straight to i135 at this point of the patch is really early, but eh.

[rickyguo]

you can all die

I'm not making a relic ;-;

[HulveinBlitz]

you can all die

I'm not making a relic ;-;

Casual scrub.

inb4 dervy gets a spear before you.

[Noxotic]

I'm at Novus with Relic so far and I REALLY don't wanna do anymore, I'd rather just raid and get it.

[Dervy]

How do you guys handle the phase change between p1 & p2 on T11 btw? (transition to adds)

Do you guys move over to the right side of the boss at around 61% and prepare for the phase change (and put up DoTs)? Because in all honesty, I hate how there's a 2-3 second downtime between the transition and even more so when you hit 60% and the boss decides to say "Hey, screw you Dervy for doing too much DPS, I'm gunna do a nerve gas rotation trollolol" and my DPS goes to complete shit .

[Mibhas]

How do you guys handle the phase change between p1 & p2 on T11 btw? (transition to adds)

Keep DPSing. Assuming there's no Nerve Gas at the 60%, just move over to whichever side you need and get ready to back away when the boss turns to walk to the centre. I usually reapply Heavy Thrust/get off my Impulse Drive in this time. Not sure if DoTs tick in Kaliya's Emergency Mode, and keeping your rotation clean on the hectic mess of the add phase is invaluable.

Nerve Gas shouldn't be an issue, just keep DPSing as you dodge, and be in a position to get to your add as soon as you need too. Treat it like every other Gas, really

[ColdestHeaven]

How do you guys handle the phase change between p1 & p2 on T11 btw? (transition to adds)

Do you guys move over to the right side of the boss at around 61% and prepare for the phase change (and put up DoTs)? Because in all honesty, I hate how there's a 2-3 second downtime between the transition and even more so when you hit 60% and the boss decides to say "Hey, screw you Dervy for doing too much DPS, I'm gunna do a nerve gas rotation trollolol" and my DPS goes to complete shit .

Moving to the right side at 61-62% seems like the better idea, depending on what is going on with the boss rotation. That being said, I normally have enough time regardless of the rotation. The very moment the boss drops to 62% I keep a close eye on the chat and when the phase change is noticed and the three little adds appear I slide on the right side (I normally sit on the left flank). The lightning cage does not appear instantly upon phase change (which is when the adds/message appear), but only after she (she?) does the last attack and then goes to the center turning south. Until then, you can still DPS. I don't remember the downtime being so "long".

[SunnyHirose]

I hang front-right before that transition. Minimal downtime, sure, but more importantly it's the least dangerous spot.