Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Ihm]

Should I be expecting considerably less damage on t6 compared to t8? Trying to give my raid leader a point of reference, the vines are absolutely killing me, though.

Not considerably less, but you will do less, there's a lot more mechanics that will hurt your damage, at least up until the final phase where you go all out.

[Erudain]

So what's the consensus regarding Novus? going +31det and +44crit?
Does a full soldiery set (without sands) give enough acc to make up for the loss of +40 acc the animus has?

[rickyguo]

I'm at a point with skillspeed that I can life surge a full thrust or I can save it so that I can hit a life surged b4b full thrust after ht, true thrust, vorpal thrust 4 gcds later.

Is it a dps increase or decrease to wait for the bfb?

[Alenore]

So what's the consensus regarding Novus? going +31det and +44crit?
Does a full soldiery set (without sands) give enough acc to make up for the loss of +40 acc the animus has?

The consensus right now is "do pretty much as you want", since you'd have to guess how much acc you'd need on the weapon wheeeen you'll upgrade it to whatever will be after novus for the new content.

If you have full un-upgraded Sold gear and no accuracy on your weapon, you'd have 471 accuracy, up to 487 if you used Allagan Ring of Striking.
That would be enough for T6/7, where you could get an high allagan (and oil of time) to bring you to the cap for T8/9

[Gardes]

I have a drg with an atma gae bolg, full i90 gear except hands and feet where they're extra HA pieces from my static. I'm usually a blm but I've been thinking of just switching over until I see the BLM changes and then decide (because drg has been pretty fun so far in the mobility department). However, I've been testing myself and I can only reach 328 on a dummy over 5 minutes. Should I be higher? I'm averaging 270 on levi ex with usually 1 bard beating me in numbers by 10 or 20 (in DF).

My rotation is pretty much the same as the one listed in the OP except I have this habit of going H>I>D>P on adds instead of P>H>I>D. Also not sure what to do with my cooldowns on very long standing fights like T8. B4B and life surge starts not lining up and I cant get that 1300 critical hit on my very first full thrust in my opening. Should I still just hit cooldowns as they come as long as they're not wasted by stuff like encounter breaks?

[Jeycht]

Hi there !
I follow this thread since I'm a fresh lvl 50 DRG. (Long time ago)
Even if I have cleaned T7 without big issue or lack of dps I'm worried about something ... I've read some thread about the dps and see ~450dps on turn 8 for DRG. How !?
I usually go around 300 (busy with tower - 350 on a doll). The only skill I don't use anymore is Fracture but I rigourously follow my rotation. Dis always up every buff up especially my HT one.
Maybe I do something wrong ... I don't know.

Here is my gear.



About my gear. Animus and Gloam ring (not weathered)
Is that a good deal to go for Liberator if I get the Sand and then try to get the i100 armor for acc? I have tons of memo but I rarely use it since I'm not sure about my final gear.
I take a look on BiS but vivacity ... Still bad or good idea? I'm not sure but my aa don't benefit it.

[rickyguo]

Hi there !
I follow this thread since I'm a fresh lvl 50 DRG. (Long time ago)
Even if I have cleaned T7 without big issue or lack of dps I'm worried about something ... I've read some thread about the dps and see ~450dps on turn 8 for DRG. How !?
I usually go around 300 (busy with tower - 350 on a doll).

Those hitting 450+ is close or at i110 with the i115 weapon and have selene and tp songs active.

Like the only way I think I can hit 450 is if I don't do any towers, don't lb and have selene and tp song always up.

[Jeycht]

Oh right. I have Selene too. 100dps more with 10 more ilvl and 4-5 weap dam ? ._.

[whiskeybravo]

Oh right. I have Selene too. 100dps more with 10 more ilvl and 4-5 weap dam ? ._.

It's like 60-70 more strength from gear plus the weapon damage

[Jeycht]

It's like 60-70 more strength from gear plus the weapon damage

I guess. Maybe I could buy some gears but I'm waiting for advice about vivacity. I go all for crit since that's impossible to have high deter with the new gear.
Something like that.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/M6AF

But maybe vivacity could be worth it.