Inner Beast

[Longon]

Just wanted to get some input from other warriors (and maybe healers), this isnt a warriors are shit or a pld vs warrior thread just looking for opinion.

Do you sit on your 5 stacks of wrath for the extra healing and use inner beast when needed, like after a big hit?

Or

Do you use it frequently to try keep yourself topped up and help the healers because the healing buff isnt all that great anyway?

What do you do? what do healers prefer? is it noticeable to you and your healers?

[Conna]

I generally save it for spike dmg or if my hps look look worrisome low.

[Longon]

I generally save it for spike dmg or if my hps look look worrisome low.

Iv been doing the same but i see alot of warriors on forums saying they never use it unless its to save a death

[Toranja]

I almost never use it. Specially if it is with a SCH. After I take a huge hit, the healer will cast a begin healing spell on me, but it will still leave some of my HP to recover, so he'll use Cure next... Doesn't make sense to use Inner Beast.

Then again, I don't have Infuriate yet. Otherwise, I would use it every so often.

[Orson_Dara]

Once you get infuriate you'll want to use it for the extra healing. The thing is if you can get away without the +15% healing you might as well spam it all day. On things like Hardmode Ifrit it's best to use when he gets you low and pop infuriate to keep stacks up. If you just got it recently I'd say spam it all the time there's very little low level stuff except maybe Garuda where it makes a noticeable difference.

[TwerpTank]

It's probably not the best way but I use it after a damage spike and if my hp is still low I cast convalescence while my stacks rebuild.

[Pexx]

It's probably not the best way but I use it after a damage spike and if my hp is still low I cast convalescence while my stacks rebuild.

That is actually the best way to utilize Inner Beast.

If you know the damage is coming, you can properly set up yourself to utilize Inner Beast to it's fullest.

1) Heavy Swing > Maim > Storm's Eye
2) Bloodbath + Internal Release (PGL skill) + Berserk (+ strength potion)
3) ???
4) Inner Beast Profit!!!

[hola]

That is actually the best way to utilize Inner Beast.

If you know the damage is coming, you can properly set up yourself to utilize Inner Beast to it's fullest.

1) Heavy Swing > Maim > Storm's Eye
2) Bloodbath + Internal Release (PGL skill) + Berserk (+ strength potion)
3) ???
4) Inner Beast Profit!!!

the big dmg only comes every 90sec.

[Kitru]

the big dmg only comes every 90sec.

And, since you can't activate multiple off GCD abilities simultaneously, it'll actually take between 5 (if you don't attack and just click the CDs) and 10 seconds (if you activate the CDs in between attacks) to get all of those CDs active. If you're using Inner Beast as an emergency heal, you've got a comparatively tight window to stack up all of the CDs required to maximize its effectiveness.

[Pexx]

And, since you can't activate multiple off GCD abilities simultaneously, it'll actually take between 5 (if you don't attack and just click the CDs) and 10 seconds (if you activate the CDs in between attacks) to get all of those CDs active. If you're using Inner Beast as an emergency heal, you've got a comparatively tight window to stack up all of the CDs required to maximize its effectiveness.

"Tight" as it might be, it's still predictable damage. You have more than enough time to set up your combos and CDs to prepare for the damage. As well, if you manage them right, your CDs should be back up by the next time the damage comes.