Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[EasymodeX]

Except mine don't have large gaps between HT/Phlebotomize in the middle of your rotation. The end of the rotation isn't as important since you are less likely to loop back around considering boss mechanics.

I'm not gonna pursue this tangent. It's exactly what you posted except starting at a different point in the rotation to be more legible.

More relevant to the discussion, injecting the F to each IDC (or anywhere else in the rotation tbh):

H IDCF P TTT H TTT
P IDCF H TTT P TTT

Is still leading until you hit a 2.3s GCD (+200 skill speed, supposedly, or a combo of less skill speed and team buffs; IIRC a scholar has a SS buff).

At the 2.3s GCD, the other adjustment you mentioned leads (although I would use the F and P together, rather than H and F, but it doesn't matter):

HF IDC P TTT HF TTT
P IDC HF TTT P TTT

Note that it is generally similar to, but does slightly more damage than:

HFP IDC TTT
HFP TTT IDC
HFP TTT TTT

Because of better buff timing.


Edit:

So the real question here is how realistic is it to hit a 2.3s GCD.

[Ayvar]

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I'm glad we (for once) kind of sort of agree on something. I think.

[EasymodeX]

I think we mostly agree in general except on the concept of looping.

And the part where you randomly throw in irrelevant arguments like "you could randomly disengage at X point in the fight that is detrimental to rotation A, even though I fail to mention all the Y points in rotation B where a random disengage would be terrible as well".

[Zenmaku]

You also have to remember the proficiency and timing of the off-GCD jumps, as they will add 0.3s-0.5s (or even more if used after the incorrect skills). In a boss fight this could push back your GCD enough for one full rotation with just a single fracture so CT doesn't clip.

[Ayvar]

You also have to remember the proficiency and timing of the off-GCD jumps, as they will add 0.3s-0.5s (or even more if used after the incorrect skills). In a boss fight this could push back your GCD enough for one full rotation with just a single fracture so CT doesn't clip.

With movement Jumps are sufficient, but since you can override your CT buffs by ~2s on static fights they are not enough on their own. I do mention this in my post on the previous page.