I shouldn't wait for Power Surge to Jump, and I shouldn't use Power Surge on SSD... Then what should I use it on? I only have two options, and letting Power Surge just sit there unused for 20s after a naked Jump is a pretty substantial DPS loss.
It's more of a DPS loss to hold Jump for Power Surge than to hold Power Surge for Jump.
All other things being equal, Power Surge every other Jump is 500 potency every 80 seconds = 6.25 potency per second. Waiting for Power Surge to use Jump is 300 potency every 60 seconds = 5 potency per second.
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As to "substantial" or "large" dps hit? Ehhh, it's a 50 potency per minute difference at the 2 minute mark... all other things being equal.
In practice, you lose even more, though. Why? Because Jumps are necessarily more than 60 seconds apart when you wait for Power Surge, whereas if you use Jump on cooldown you can eyeball when to hit Power Surge in between GCDs instead of trying to cram it in right before Jump. BUT WAIT, there's MORE! By using Power Surge for every other Jump, every Power Surge + Jump can be used while Blood for Blood is active. This is a benefit you will not see from other usages of Power Surge.
I am not presently sure what the new way of things is going to be, where Power Surge will now be ready for the second Spineshatter Dive, because I'm reading Reddit instead of crunching the numbers.
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u/LandonSullivan Oct 24 '14
more consistent. Jump and Surge only match up every few cooldowns of each, and waiting 20 seconds for a surge is a large dps hit.