Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[ColdestHeaven]

Do you think preliminary patch notes will give some info on the new skills? I'm dying of curiosity right now...

[Tilgung]

Most likely. They tend to, as long as the translations aren't borked as hell.

[Dervy]

2.4 Preliminary patch notes didn't have Ninja/Rogue Abilities.

[Dervy]

Not the preliminary. The actual patch notes, yah.

http://ffxiv.zam.com/forum.html?foru...66776293258915

[Dervy]

DRG at i170 has 11210 HP, 4270 MP, 1000 TP. And sadly, yes, it's only 5 new skills we're getting.

Info from a new image that has surfaced. Don't wanna post it here as it can break rules, but if you just follow #heavensward you'll find some images.

EDIT: Ability names are:

52 Battle Litany
54 Blood of the Dragon
56 Fang and Claw
58 Wheeling Thrust
60 Geirskogul

Fang and Claw is "Fuller Thrust"
Wheeling Thrust is "Chaoticer Thrust".

No new traits. Skills unlocked via Job Quest. We still need to go to the Observatorium, talk to Alberic in Coerthas to get our first quest, which is at level 50. Coerthas Central Highlands (X:25 Y:28)

Heavy Thrust
Life Surge
Phlebotomize

Are all getting adjustments (as I initially said they would).

Dragonsong Dive is the name of our LB3. Only JOBS can use LB3.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...0a926fddc9eca8

[Mibhas]

We don't have traits, but from the Preliminary Patch Notes:

[2.0] In accordance with the raise in level cap, the following job actions and parameters have been adjusted.

[...]Dragoon Heavy Thrust
Life Surge
Phlebotomize

Yay us!

Edit: Other fun changes:

[2.0] Player attributes have been adjusted as follows:
Skilspeed and spellspeed now affect damage over time and healing over time effects.
The effect of determination on auto-attacks has been reduced.
Critical hit rate now affects damage dealt with a critical strike.
Certain attributes no longer affect parry or block.

[Dervy]

I REFUSE TO REDO MY DAMAGE FORMULA AND RECALCULATE DETERMINATION. NO NO NO NO NO. Well, GG all my work LOL.

[Hustensaft]

I REFUSE TO REDO MY DAMAGE FORMULA AND RECALCULATE DETERMINATION. NO NO NO NO NO. Well, GG all my work LOL.

Honestly, why DET even affected AA differently is a big question to me anyway. It made DET signifcantly stronger than the other two. In all likelyhood it will simple have the same effect on AA as it does on Skills.

Better get ready to test CRT damage increase. That's going to be a lot more fun.

[Mibhas]

Better invest in some more napkins \:D/

[Sleigh]

Well DRG sounds even more attractive now with that CHR buff. May all our openers be filled with higher damage crits!