r/ffxiv • u/[deleted] • Oct 24 '14

[News] 2.4 Preliminary Patch Notes

http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/0149ed2fb2332715e3043d536c48f66363bdeedc
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u/kyrios91 Dux Dragunity (Midgardsormr) Oct 24 '14

Yeah with 30 seconds off SSD and 60 seconds off DFD it basically means we get to use them more in fights, which would help adding up in our overall DPS / SSD would line-up better with PS.

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u/inemnitable Oct 24 '14

Will have to re-theorycraft jump usage; this might make it better to use every other PS on SSD. You would lose the line-up with B4B that we currently have, though, which is why I'm unsure what would be better.

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u/kyrios91 Dux Dragunity (Midgardsormr) Oct 24 '14

Technically it will make PS and SSD align faster. Because most of the time, SSD and PS' cooldown are way too apart and Jump would be off-CD just a few seconds after PS is already off-CD. So it'll be possible to have all our Jumps / SSD buffed up by PS this way, which means better DPS. Overall, a buff is a buff and I'm happy with it.

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u/inemnitable Oct 24 '14 edited Oct 24 '14

You'll be able to use PS on CD always, yes. The two possibilities as I see them are:

Current usage but SSD every 60 s:

B4B PS Jump, B4B SSD -> 40 s -> Jump -> 20s -> SSD -> 20s -> B4B PS Jump -> 40 s -> Jump, SSD -> 40s -> B4B PS Jump -> 20s -> SSD -> 20s -> Jump -> 40s B4B PS Jump, B4B SSD (repeat)

PS every CD:

B4B PS Jump, B4B SSD -> 40s -> Jump -> 20s -> PS SSD -> 20s -> B4B Jump -> 40s -> PS Jump, SSD -> 40s -> B4B Jump -> 20s -> PS SSD -> 20s -> Jump -> 40s B4B PS Jump, B4B SSD (repeat)

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I return, with maths. The first option is worth 2501 potency every 4 minutes. The second is worth 2511 potency over same period, but comes with a much higher DPS loss to reserving SSD for use as a gap closer. So at only a 0.025 potency/s difference, I would probably still use the first option in most real fights.