Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Ayvar]

So now that Jump's timing is off with PS (thanks Obama), do you guys wait for PS to refresh before Jumping again, or do you Jump immediately then wait for Jump to refresh again to PS > Jump? OR do you just PS > SSD if SSD is up?

Personally I just Jump again and let PS sit there until Jump is ready again, but I feel like I might be losing DPS having it sit there for so long ready to use. Having Jump sit there sounds even worse to me, though.

What do you guys do?

Isn't too hard to figure out. If you wait you do 300 potency every 60s (PS+Jump every 60s for 300 potency). Otherwise you do 500 potency every 80s (300 to start, wait 40s then Jump again, then wait 40s and start over). These timers cross at 240s (so 4 rounds with a 60s timer, 3 rounds with an 80s timer), giving you 4*300=1200 potency if you wait, 3*500=1500 potency if you don't, after 240s of course, then it all starts again.

You can get finicky on fights that last less than 4mins if you want. For example depending on exact fight duration it can be slightly better to wait or do them together, but as a broad rule of thumb use everything as soon as it comes off cooldown and don't bother going out of your way to sync cooldowns.

[Rayrah]

I've been watching this thread for some time, and as I feel it really has made me improve as a DRG, I'd like to thank everyone that contributed to the thread. c:

I have a few questions, if anybody doesn't mind answering them. It'd be highly appreciated.

1) I understand the concept of a BiS and that as of 2.1 the current one has a lot of Myth gear in it, which is mainly due to the Allagan Lance. Unfortunately enough, nobody on my server has managed to clear Turn 5 yet (as far as I know, anyway), so would this a solid BiS to strive for? Honestly speaking, I don't particuarly care about the BiS as much as I do for having a goal in terms of gears. I'm not part of a static, so I just pug it when I can. Myth is just far easier to get, and it’s nice to have something to aim for.

2) I see that most, if not all people, seem to agree that the highest modeled DPS is EMX's rotation. My question is regarding a) trash mobs (or those that won't survive a full rotation due to high DPS being present in party/raid), b) mobs that DPS have to tank (limiting the use of any skill that require positioning), and c) bosses with any sort of AoEs that require you to reposition/dodge before continuing your rotation (ADS for example).

What about the ideal rotation for these 3 scenarios? At the moment, I deal with a) using something along the lines of the rotation Ayvar posted under the "Go Buffed or Go Home" Section. For b), I don't really use any rotation per se, and just use Fra and Phb followed by the True Thrust combo. And for c) I simply try to finish the rotation even if Disembowel and HT drops by the time I get to True Thrust.

I'd like to see if there’s anything I can do to improve my DPS overall, so any and all feedback would be awesome.