Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[EasymodeX]

On dummies any of the main rotations discussed will parse very similarly, you should end up at ~260 (with DL/+1).
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have been told it averages around 215. i am really trying to get this up, i have 2 pieces of allagan and 1 myth, and i have a feeling i should be doing better than this.

You're doing fine. People tend to overrate their DPS or what they tell other people they "should" be doing, whether due to parsing errors (sometimes), or scenario errors / skews (often).

Edit: On a static single target "real" fight in the game with little to no mechanics (ADS1, Cad), I'd expect a maximum average DRG DPS with your gear around ... 230 maybe.

[ChaozK]

I dont know if this has been discovered yet but i noticed there is most likely a glitch with jumps in macros that seemingly let you use 2 jumps at once. For example for saving clutter i have a macro with Spineshatter Dive and Dragonfire Dive on one button (i dont use it in fights where the difference matters) and occasionally it would use them both at the same time and stun the enemy and cause the AOE and both moves go on CD.

[QCrimson]

Hello there ! I Need your help. I'm not sure I'm at the right place but I'll take my chances :

Ok so my lvl 50 Dragoon just got its relic+1. I've got every DL piece and 2 AF+1 parts (head and torso). Since all of my crafting classes reached the lv 50 and that I don't plan on raiding the coil any time soon (could always change though) I'd like to craft myself some 2 stars gear to boost my stats a little. Which piece(s) should I start with ? How should I meld them ?

Thank you.

[Namko]

No DRG for party, camp spot site with 30 dmg, but is it for 20 like 30 dmg when you no hit be it for dd, for 30 dmg instead? or half is 10 for 20 dmg?

Awesome guide. I always point DRGs here.

[Ayvar]

Hello there ! I Need your help. I'm not sure I'm at the right place but I'll take my chances :

Ok so my lvl 50 Dragoon just got its relic+1. I've got every DL piece and 2 AF+1 parts (head and torso). Since all of my crafting classes reached the lv 50 and that I don't plan on raiding the coil any time soon (could always change though) I'd like to craft myself some 2 stars gear to boost my stats a little. Which piece(s) should I start with ? How should I meld them ?

Thank you.

I don't craft much, but I know there is a lot of information out there on overmelds for the crafted pieces. What I would do is use the stat weights in the guide to score your Darklight and potential crafted gear (for example the Darklight gloves would come out at 12*1+11*0.22+11*0.146=16.026), then adjust the crafted scores based on potential overmelds to see which ones gives you the best score. Then craft the pieces that have the highest score differences between crafted and Darklight.

No DRG for party, camp spot site with 30 dmg, but is it for 20 like 30 dmg when you no hit be it for dd, for 30 dmg instead? or half is 10 for 20 dmg?

I'm afraid I don't quite understand the question. Could you rephrase it using different...words?

[matic]

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[Ayvar]

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.htm...83045272627858

you're welcome.

I'm so glad this thread is in my life now

[thealphafirm]

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you're welcome.

That was amazing. Thank you for that.

[Kheten]

So uhh as of the last week, and a lot this week, there has been a severe bug going on for me. I don't know if any other DRGs have encountered this, but from time to time when I use an off-GCD ability buff, the game will just eat it. The cooldown will go off, the animation will go off, and absolutely nothing happens.

It bothers the shit out of me and worse of all whenever BFB or Power Surge gets eaten my DPS dies and myself a little inside. Looking for people who have encountered this.

[Ayvar]

So uhh as of the last week, and a lot this week, there has been a severe bug going on for me. I don't know if any other DRGs have encountered this, but from time to time when I use an off-GCD ability buff, the game will just eat it. The cooldown will go off, the animation will go off, and absolutely nothing happens.

It bothers the shit out of me and worse of all whenever BFB or Power Surge gets eaten my DPS dies and myself a little inside. Looking for people who have encountered this.

This is an old bug and can happen to any class, but is more noticeable to Dragoons since we have so many oGCD abilities. There are two problems however: 1) There are too many people who either don't spam their oGCD abilities like us, or don't pay attention to whether their buffs actually get applied (you see the animation, but the actual buff icon never applies), and so always say that this never happens. 2) It is very difficult to reproduce as the circumstances of its occurrence are unpredictable, and are due to slight differences in the cast of your oGCD and GCD abilities that occur due to server lag and ability spam. The only way I've found to deal with it is to try avoiding spamming your abilities too much. Let the GCD go about halfway through, then hit the oGCD ability and make sure it has applied before even touching your next regular ability.

My belief is that moving too quickly into a regular ability right after casting an oGCD ability can "interrupt" its application. The reason it is not easily reproducible is because the timing between the trigger of the oGCD and regular ability have to almost overlap each other, which can only occur due to very slight differences in game timing.