Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Thendiel]

Hm. I mean, at some point, you'll probably find that your group has to hold DPS before the 52% threshold in T13, and that the adds phase can be dealt with pretty comfortably. So, the only real advantage of min-maxing in T13 (besides... well... min-maxing for it's own sake) will be that it shortens the duration of the final phase, potentially reducing the number of mechanics that you have to deal with.

I mean, progression should be your priority, and the DPS check in T13 is pretty real. But between all of the mechanics that screw you out of uptime and the incredibly stupid way that they programmed the adds spawns in phase 2, T13 kind of sucks all the fun out of maximizing DPS. Just my two cents.

[OneWingedSora]

Hm. I mean, at some point, you'll probably find that your group has to hold DPS before the 52% threshold in T13.

Uh or you can just push the phase before mega flare if your static has the DPS, and kill the wyvern with the other adds on P3 after the first DBs.

[Daweism]

Hm. I mean, at some point, you'll probably find that your group has to hold DPS before the 52% threshold in T13, and that the adds phase can be dealt with pretty comfortably. So, the only real advantage of min-maxing in T13 (besides... well... min-maxing for it's own sake) will be that it shortens the duration of the final phase, potentially reducing the number of mechanics that you have to deal with.

I mean, progression should be your priority, and the DPS check in T13 is pretty real. But between all of the mechanics that screw you out of uptime and the incredibly stupid way that they programmed the adds spawns in phase 2, T13 kind of sucks all the fun out of maximizing DPS. Just my two cents.

Nope, we pushed DPS to where the 3rd add in Phase 2 spawns with the other adds after Divebombs in phase 3 lol, it's perfect.

[SunnyHirose]

Sure, but that is once you are past "some point".

[Sleigh]

Most groups I know are somewhere between being able to push before Megaflare and having to hold DPS for consistency's sake until the 2nd Rage of Bahamut happens. I really can't fault groups that can't push before Megaflare for choosing to throttle, pushing at an awkward time is more annoying and risky than it's worth IMO, and I say this as someone in a group who skips Earthshaker 2 and pushes Gigaflare #2 before Megaflare.

[Dervy]

(CRT*0.0697)-18.437, yup. It's accurate and matches the set of data that Valky collected. The Japanese use ((CRT-341)/(341/25.6))+5.0 however. Their CRT formula calculates Crit Chance% slightly higher at high levels of Critical Hit Rating though.

[Dunncan]

Finished my Animus with 11 Accuracy boys. Sory, couldn't resist to go on with the quest. But in the meantime, I'm gathering all that Crit/Det IV's I need and, once I have it, I'll sure give it a shot on that 4 Acc build.

[Dervy]

Uh-oh... Guys halp.

Valky and the Japanese were/are right. Jobs/Classes have different damage coefficients which affect the damage formula.

[Viridiana]

Uh-oh... Guys halp.

Valky and the Japanese were/are right. Jobs/Classes have different damage coefficients which affect the damage formula.

I'm not gonna lie, I noticed that BRD and ARC have different damage formulas, but really didn't feel like pointing it out. >_>

[Dervy]

Fucks sake I'm so pissed. I'm testing NIN, WAR, DRG, ROG, MRD & LNC atm.

wtb ilvl 100+ 50 blm + smn

EDIT: brb gunna bow down to our Japanese overlords. So far their theories are correct. Classes/jobs all fit into different "Tiers", which are all affected by different modifiers. For example, from my data so far:

Tier 1) Dragoon
Tier 2) Ninja
Tier 3) Warrior & Lancer & Marauder
Tier 4) Rogue

Though, the Japanese have this tiering system:

Tier 1) Dragoon/Bard
Tier 2) Ninja/Monk
Tier 3) Warrior & Lancer & Archer
Tier 4) Marauder & Rogue
Tier 5) Paladin
Tier 6-9 = casters.

I think the JP might of botched Marauder, or maybe I need to collect more data points. I really doubt my parses are inaccurate.