Quote Originally Posted by Sleigh View Post
Are you guys using Cover for Earthshakers in final phase? That can be a couple % right there, healers can compensate for autos after the Akhs you Holmgang. Also, does your group stack behind the boss or at some mid-spot for Megaflares in final phase? Also recommend making it behind the boss if you're not, gotta keep up the uptime.

DRG isn't too complex in T13, just play it dummy. If you're top DPS, though, it's time to examine what other people are doing rather than looking inward IMO, especially if it's MNK or NIN losing to you.
No cover for us DPS in last phase, I'm afraid. The PLD uses it on the WAR during one of the Akh Morn or something like that. We stack on B (which is normally the center of the arena) to share Megaflare. Stacking behind the boss (just like phase 1) would be neat, but we already got problems with tanks grabbing tethers as we are - standing even closer would just make it even worse. While I thought of suggesting those changes myself to help us melees, I am just not sure that it would work until I am confident that tanks won't screw up (and eventually blame it on us...).

As for examining what others are doing - yeah, MNK losing to me is more foreboding than anything else. But that's exactly the reason I stay on Bahamut in P2 rather than him: I deal more damage than him if I'm not bothered by mechanics, and at the end of the fight I'm ahead of the others in terms of overall damage dealt. And I know it's not because I'm that much good, either - and in terms of gear we are not far from each other - but this is the order of things in my group, with many more unpleasant details. The only thing I can do is try to understand what is the best I can do to the very least clear the fight, hoping the rest does enough.

Quote Originally Posted by Tetsuya View Post
Regarding the timing of using Blood for Blood at the last Phase, not sure how it's for you, but in my Group I can freely use it even when knowing Earthershaker is incoming, the only times I don't use it is during Megaflare or Gigaflare, basically when I know it'll come up anytime soon.
So even if there's the risk of Earthshaker choosing me I should pop Blood for Blood anyway? Won't it be wasted?