FFXIV 5.0 DPS TIPS - Kill & Don't get Killed!

[@iBluairJgR]

Always respect a DPS player that's doing great damage! DPSing isn't easy and someone that takes the time to master the role & a job is impressive! Now that I've finished leveling all 4 tanks, I'm starting work on more DPS jobs so the tips I mentioned in the video will constantly play in the back of my mind as I try to not be a scrub. EDIT: I almost forgot-INB4 "lul trash machinist / lul trash samurai comments" ►Tanking Tips kzbin.info/www/bejne/raWcf3mZfZdqsM0 ► Paladin Impressions kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX7biHxrjc2kppo ► Gunbreaker Overview kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJzLaZyGms2IZpY&lc=UgxFQm0YxosfhIgkusJ4AaABAg ► Dark Knight Overview kzbin.info/www/bejne/qomrqohvlNl9bKM ► Warrior Lv.80 skills kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5fKip5sbZZqhsk

[@narutoavenger813]

No shit dude you've actually made me wanna make a Beginners guide to Ninja/ Ninja 101 because of these videos. Although mines gonna be less professional and more memey lol I trust in you to make the professional guide

[@cale0176]

@@narutoavenger813 I feel like Ninja's got so many routes through its rotation now that it's kinda hard to keep track of when you need to do what, especially with a fight you're unfamiliar with. Meisui especially.

[@narutoavenger813]

@@cale0176 No kidding it's why I wanna make a guide for basic ninja stuff

[@TheTowerwatcher]

I've gotta say, you're making exactly the kind of FFXIV content I wanted to make and want to watch. Thanks for these helpful videos. I'll back you on Patreon. I really enjoy these vids dude.

[@iBluairJgR]

Thanks for watching m8 and I'm glad they're helpful. Also thanks for the extra support man, it's very gracious and I appreciate it 1,000%.

[@zupinu2000]

"People die when they are killed" -Fate Stay/night "The sides are...the enemy's side" -iBluairJgR

[@iBluairJgR]

LOLLLLLLL I didn't know how else to phrase it!!!!

[@duskblade1119]

You laugh now, but duty finder likes to remind us that there are still people who haven't figured out either of those things.

[@azae00Vids]

Another good tip would be when the healer drop a HoT or Shield run inside it :) Another awesome vid as always

[@iBluairJgR]

This is an underrated tip lol. Thanks for watching m8.

[@slainmaster1997]

THIS! I've lost count of the times I've had to use Rescue to drag ranged and caster DPS into skills like Asylum, Sacred Soil and Earthly Star just to make sure they didn't die from staying so far away, as if expecting my AoE heals to have infinite range when they don't.

[@BromasenEquipo]

The probably think that is an enemy attack (speaking from experience T.T)

[@tsuorabyakuren2866]

Not too sure why I started being recommended these vids but I’m actually rather impressed. There are some interesting and yes obvious points that are made throughout the video that while they should seem commonplace are often times ignored or not so common. A major thing in dungeons and raids that I see or rather DONT see is classes not using their utility. Feint and addle are two highly overlooked abilities outside of savage raiding which is free mitigation on party wide/tank specific dmg. Many bards and mch for one reason or another do not use taciturn/other ability which is a free dmg reduction at no cost to them. Many abilities in the game are completely overlooked by the player base because it seems to no benefit to them I still see ninjas miss trick because of a turned boss which should NEVER happened with the true north buff. A lot of stuff as you said is about reading up on tool tips and the such but a lot of ppl simply want to brute force their way through content and they don’t truly LEARN the class or content. The sad part about this is a lot of these ppl are “mentors” in the game but they barely know their own class let alone another’s. Playing and learning a class are two different things and ppl don’t seem to quite understand that.

[@DeadEye364]

You have opened my eyes, I never knew that Sam had any kind of positionals. I don't think I have ever seen it their move descriptions. I thank you for bringing this to light.

[@Kailis89]

Probably because they don't mention it in the description until you unlock the Kenki gauge. It suddenly appears in the tool tips then

[@Kailis89]

Thanks for the video, I'm slowly making my way to the harder content and appreciate videos such as this that help out on things to consider while you're out there with parties

[@iBluairJgR]

No problem! Glad this stuff is helpful.

[@cartharax4308]

Had to stop what I was doing at work to watch, I’ve been wanting to pick up more dps jobs so this was helpful, as your videos always are.

[@iBluairJgR]

Cheers! DPSing is a ton of fun. I'm gona be hacking on striking dummies all weekend lol.

[@Breakfst4dinner]

polished, eloquent and insightful! always 10/10 :D

[@iBluairJgR]

Cheers!

[@capitalG386]

fully agree with a lot of what you said - I will however add a small footnote - if you see the flashing ability bar on an enemy - and you have a stun - dont be afraid to use it - it isn't much but it helps - and everyone likes effective help - no matter how minor it may be. :)

[@iBluairJgR]

True facts!

[@F34RDSoldier805]

Dps is so fun right now. It's the best feeling when you know you're doing insane damage, popping of skills constantly.

[@iBluairJgR]

Yah I'm loving it. The removal of TP has made physical DPS so much more enjoyable during dungeon pulls.

[@GeekInBelgium]

I have to object, I used to main bard, but it felt really boring with all those skills we lost. You can have fun with normal packs since it's easy to get your dots on all monsters and especially keeping track of them, but with larger packs and solo bosses, it became pretty pointless. The procs are pretty rare even with a set that focuses on crit, except with 3 to 4 targets. It really became dull to play compared to the dancer and the machinist, maybe I'm missing something but the bard has been butchered beyond repair.

[@F34RDSoldier805]

@@GeekInBelgium i understand that part considering bard (which i mained in Stormblood) was support in which greatly helped others regen TP and MP, so with the removal of TP Bard lost all TP regen skills which about 1/4 of the skills. BUT with TP gone you can more consistently deal dmg nonstop without there being a wall (running out of TP) in the middle of dealing a ton of dmg. Before i would run out of TP and just stood there waiting for it to regen so i can deal dmg again, only to run out again. It was an unnecessary wall. Now i can pop of all my skills seeing constant big numbers with no down time or worrying about TP while watching my cooldowns, the boss, its mechanics, ect all at once. In the new expansion there are a couple of heavy DPS checks that would be impossible with TP still there, considering the checks are near the end of a long fight. IMO the removal of TP was one of the best changes to the game, making dps more faster, smother, more viable in crucial situations and more fun overall. Only downside is of course Bard losing some value as a support.

[@F34RDSoldier805]

@@GeekInBelgium Also ironically i dropped bard after the changes, leveled Dancer to 80 and im now working on Machinist lol. But think about it this way. If there is anything that needs fixing between the classes they will fix it. I feel Bard will get a rework like the Machinist in the future considering how much it was affected by the changes same with Astro. Theyre not the best now but they will be viable again in the future just wait another 2 years...

[@LyonsRoarGolf]

Id be happy with just a party anything buff while songs are played. Even if its just mitigation and no damage buff. I will say its nice that the pressures off to manage healer's mp for them though.

[@paolomoonman]

You've been making some really good videos lately man, kudos. btw that transition at 1:13 was pretty slick

[@iBluairJgR]

Thanks man and good on ya for noticing the transition. Even in simple videos, I try to make a few cool edits.

[@ElmntFire]

Forreal, read your tool tips. I played WAR for 4 years and didn't realize that Inner Release prevented knockbacks from affecting me until I read the tooltips leading into Shadowbringers release. Great advice all around.

[@iBluairJgR]

LOL.. Sometimes, I still get surprised by the knockback immunity.

[@ElmntFire]

@@iBluairJgR I've had many Omega runs where I'd brace for getting hit by Omega-F knockback during Inner Release where I had SCH shields. Always thought I didn't get knocked back because I didn't take damage. It was bad.

[@iBluairJgR]

Ha. I've been using it to cheese through some of the knock back mechanics in eden normal. Fun times.

[@mismismism]

Yes, as a Black Mage/White Mage main, do not stand thousands of malms away in the south side of Wakanda just cuz you're ranged, stay in close, it's much easier to live and do your rotation if you're in range of the healer and sometimes tank, and the healer can add DPS if they don't have to worry about running out(or wasting time using rescue first) to save you.

[@codediax]

Except when you're in a trial with 2 whms and only one of them is healing you barely and you barely manage to stay alive even when using manaward. XD

[@mismismism]

@@codediax Even then, if you're in danger run towards the healers, not away, that's my biggest pet peeve, BLMs that stand in AOEs and spend the whole fight as far away from me as physically possible lol. And also, if you see a healer ground bubble, and you are in no imminent danger by standing in it.... Stand in it lol. That one's more general but it hurts when you have Asylum, SS or ES out and the DPS get hit by room wide abilities for big damage when they could just stand in the bubble, but no, we're ranged so we must stay out in a galaxy far, far away at all times lol.

[@codediax]

@@mismismism I dont stand miles away from where I need to be tbh, I'm always medium range at best. If I eat an aoe its mostly because I know i can survive it, and if its a hotzone I reposition. Like that trial I mentioned, I barely got healed in the phase where constant room dmg was going out. I mostly saw glares being cast and then dpsers started dying 1 by 1 which led to a wipe because not enough dps was left alive to beat the enrage XD. The 2nd attempt they focused more on healing and we cleared lol.

[@mismismism]

@@codediax Then you're not the problem lol. I know what you're talking about, the WHM that forget they're healers and just wanna do damage... A mess.

[@COctagons]

One more DPS tip I'd add is to not forget your DOTs. So many do, and in fact, the DOTs should be the FIRST thing any class that has them should use to set up, and if you can maximise them, like with Samurai's Kasha, do so. Don't neglect them because of their low initial power.

[@iBluairJgR]

Yah 100%. DOTs are very important.

[@Zayindjejfj]

DOTS are love. DOTS are life.

[@erazolnimajneb]

What will be your next guide for FFXIV? This channel has become my go-to place for things all FFXIV and it's been fun watching your content. I love how you showcase jobs with text and visual presentations and it's been lovely to follow through. It's where I'm currently learning tanking roles and this video will help shape my Monk as well. Great job!

[@iBluairJgR]

Glad to hear you're enjoying m8. I usually don't have a definitive idea of what my next video will be because sometimes, I'll get randomly inspired by something that changes my direction but the plan for right is do do a Warrior overview next then start looking at more DPS jobs. BUT, there's supposed to be a patch dropping on Tuesday, July 30th and if that brings a lot of changes to the tanks, then I'll want to talk about that first. TL:DR - Probably warrior overview next then Samurai.

[@erazolnimajneb]

@@iBluairJgR I can't wait to see your progress!

[@Lemonzify]

I literally watch your uploads every night before bed lol

[@iBluairJgR]

I'm honored

[@zantar04]

This guy gets it! He truly understands how to dps. Kudos.

[@lukeskywalker1574]

I second the comments about ranged DPS staying close to the adds/boss. Stay too far away cus you are ranged increases your chance of death tenfold.

[@slainmaster1997]

@0ddMonk3y Yes, point blank AOE's exist but they aren't the radius of a continent. You can generally stay a couple of steps away from a boss's hitbox cursor and be positioned properly to avoid most point blank attacks. Plus most abilities where the party has to stack to avoid damage tend to be dealt with near the boss's hitbox anyways for convenience to melee DPS.

[@bigj2105]

Atleast close enough to receive melee party buffs like Brotherhood and Dragon Sight.

[@TheBronzeDog]

Healer main, and yeah, I don't want to blow Swiftcast because I didn't realize you were across the whole map.

[@InvictusRed1911]

I run DRG in 24-man raids because of the queue times are way better than they are for tanks. It was then that I realized that mechanics are hard.

[@iBluairJgR]

Mechanics are hard!!!

[@Boss-4488]

I came to learn something. I was proud that I did everything he said already. 😭

[@iBluairJgR]

Ha. You're too good for me ;p

[@Darkeye570]

I have been playing Tank through out the entire msq and wanted to level some dps and the fact that the enemy circle is open on the back is something i never knew :D since i always see the front of the boss. Awesome video

[@iBluairJgR]

Cheers! Fun fact: my buddy Jay has been playing FFXIV since 2.0 with me and just this week, I taught him about the enemy circle lol. Glad the video was helpful!

[@Chris_Locke]

Love ur vids man. Hope u stick around the 14 community for awhile with ur content. Highly enjoyable, knowledgeable, and u cover everything brilliantly w/o dropping a 30 minute video. Props man. The community really appreciates ur work. 👊

[@iBluairJgR]

Thanks man, I appreciate the support. Last time I was making FFXIV videos was in Stormblood and I made the mistake of burning myself out. But I've learned a lot since then and I'm in it for the long run!

[@DrillingStarT]

Finally someone said it Someone F said If u get aggro rune to the tank XD

[@iBluairJgR]

lol. It seems like common sense but apparently its not ;p

[@LookItIsHope]

Was just going to comment this. Golly how much people just run away from the entire group constantly having to be followed instead of bringing the enemy to the tank.

[@KumiChan2004]

To be honest. When I first started playing the game I didn't put this together till one tank said. "Hey healer. If you get agro run to me." Since then I never made that mistake again. It just wasn't something that connected to me till then. When they said it I was all like. I am idiot.

[@Shaderox]

A good thing to know if you don't play the healer classes yourself is that the AoE heals have shorter range than other spells in the game. Played summoner for a while and didn't pay much attention to the distance to party members more than for stacking up, figured it better to stay away so that the AoEs that targets someone would be far away from everyone else and vice versa when others got targeted).. then i played Astrologian for a while and that's when i noticed that healers AoE heals in this game actully has smaller range than other spells (Came from Wow and where all healing spells, including AoE tend to have the largest ranges) so from then on i stuck a bit closer to the healers.

[@Nobodycaresfl]

just found your channel. thanks for being a helpful and not generally scrappy part of it FFXIV community!

[@iBluairJgR]

Rofl, thanks man. Glad the content is helpful for ya.

[@praisedaura]

I love playing Melee DPS (particularly MNK). It feels good but I think it's vastly underrated how often people utilize role actions like Arm's Length to maintain attacking positions when knockbacks are flying about, True North when a boss is moving about too much for whatever reason, Feint for helping your tanks deal with Tank Busters or healers with Physical AoE damage, and Second Wind/Bloodbath to ease up on healers having pressure with you taking any incoming damage. I wish it was more noticable when we do little stuff to help out a bit more in the long run.

[@iBluairJgR]

Facts. I actually forgot to mention Arms length so +1 for you for mentioning it.

[@bigj2105]

I’m sexually attracted to true north at this point

[@Zayindjejfj]

@@bigj2105 Two stack of true north is the next best thing since sliced bread.

[@bigj2105]

Magic Warrior that along with Riddle of Earth. Mmmmmmmm

[@ZerkerZero]

*sees screenshot* This is my stand! Automaton Queen!

[@iBluairJgR]

All hail the queen!

[@seoulreaper2306]

My dude! Another great video with much needed info for vets and new players alike. I main tank as well and have to remember to switch gears at times. Keep up the great work! Oh and do you have any advice for bards? Asking for my FC mate who has no idea what to do since the job update

[@iBluairJgR]

Thanks m8 and again, thanks for the patronage! Regarding your question, my bard is only level 50 something so I don't know much about it but it seems dope. There's a KZbin channel Aiurily Ari that does really good MCH & BRD videos. I'd direct them there to see rotation & striking dummy stuff.

[@seoulreaper2306]

@@iBluairJgR ok cool ill definitely forward them there. Looking forward to your next Vids. I'm going to study up on your paladin routines as I'm almost at 80 and trying to main it for savage. I honestly don't feel drk is optimal for raids and sadly the other tank in my static is a GB so can't use that either. And like you I'm loviiiiingggg clemency! 😂 i think the healers get irritated when I top myself off when I get below 85% in HP 😂😂.

[@iBluairJgR]

Rofl. I've gotten on more than a few peoples nerves with my clemency obsessions.Truth be told, in a raid, you most likely won't be using it much (unless things are getting completely out of control, at which point a wipe is probably going to happen anyway, especially in savage) but its still nice to have.

[@ShaunFVG]

Think the directional for sam is only for extra Ken gauge, not the buffs. Mained sam through stormblood story and went back to bard later on lol.

[@kagekiyyo4937]

I can confirm that positionals on samurai are only for the kenki gauge, but it's still important to get these positionals because getting them gurantees more Hissatsu: Shinten which can be used inbetween weaponskills and if your Skill Speed is slow enough you can do 2 shintens between your weaponskills.

[@Halinspark]

Another reason not to stand at the back of the map is it makes the AoEs much harder to get out of, because distances are larger at the edge of a circle.

[@iBluairJgR]

Very true. Some attacks are designed to punish you if you're too far away.

[@SRStorm718]

Rule #1 don't stand in the glowing circle. Rule #2 don't piss off your healer. Rule #3 git gud

[@iBluairJgR]

Basically this lol.

[@HatakeHyei]

I really wish they would add the end screen of PVP on everything, so players would see their stats. And since is already completed, no one would bitch about others performance during the duty.

[@iBluairJgR]

I would LOVE an end screen at the end of every dungeon for random stuff like "total damage dealt, enemy last hits" etc.

[@DonAsael]

That camara angle looks pretty dope, how do you change to it?

[@KevinMCable]

three words: self-Heal

[@Zayindjejfj]

THANK YOU I use all my self heals just to make the healers job less difficult.

[@rock4471]

Bro I'm a DRG why should I stay alive ? :V On a more serious note seing this SAM gameplay reminded me how much I hated the elitism in the fanbase specifically the hate toward the job. I juste hate being told that I should just play a good job when I just have the most fun playing SAM (this was until I discover Dragoon but still, I wish mentalities in the fanbase could change someday). Really cool video, your presentation becomes smoother and smoother at every vid

[@iBluairJgR]

Rofl. DRG a.k.a. the floor tank. On the serious note: people asking someone to switch jobs for optimization reasons can be frustrating. I understand why people do it but its still annoying.

[@rock4471]

@@iBluairJgR I feel the same as in fighting games when people rely more on tier list and number than actual human skill. Sure a job could be technically / objectively better but there is just so much situations like how to improvise in stressful situation and stuff and I feel like no numbers or tier list define how well you're doing in these case. Although while I can comprehend people asking DPS to switch jobs to avoid having like 4 identical jobs, but people banning certain roles for their raids feels...not right

[@iBluairJgR]

Right. Your point about player skill is important and I agree. I'd rather have someone play on a job they're better with than one that's better on the tier list. If I was going for worlds first, I'd make people use specific stuff but outside of that, anything goes.

[@rock4471]

Yes absolutely ! And I think that compared to his early rough days XIV now got a pretty sweet balance between all jobs

[@DP-fq7iy]

If you sit outside Indom range, you’re on your own.

[@iBluairJgR]

True facts.

[@dist0rt3dhum0r]

DPS that stand outside indom range lose their life privileges.

[@joshuarosario1203]

I make note everytime i screw up my rotation.

[@iBluairJgR]

Same, and I'm running out of space lol.

[@EDX2308]

You missed the most important one, eat food that corresponds with your DPS type.... Don't be a melee DPS and eat food that boosts spell speed when you need critical/direct hit boost vice versa. Stat boost potions should be used correctly as well....

[@Incensement]

Just don't use Vit potions as a tank please...

[@COA5T]

Great video J! Would you mind posting your in game camera settings that give this cinematic look in your footage?

[@iBluairJgR]

Sure. The short answer is: use the lock on feature but kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJrZgHqrfp15q9k if you want a lengthier answer.

[@Sin606]

Can't fight you on this logic. Thanks for spreading it.

[@iBluairJgR]

Cheers.

[@BigWillTheThrill]

When a ranger pulls an enemy from pack and runs away with it, I consider just letting them die.

[@iBluairJgR]

Same. I feel no shame.

[@VillainQueen]

You spank it, you tank it. That's the general rule here lol

[@rabihyounes747]

Nice video! eventhough as a wow refugee ex hardcore raider all this seems normal :p one more thing though, which addon do u recommend to check dps/hps ? coz numbers are also a good indicator of how well you know your job/rotation

[@iBluairJgR]

Advanced Combat Tracker is great. I don't know the exact rules about using parsers but I know you can get banned for harassing people about their damage numbers. Just an FYI. Also, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@rabihyounes747]

@@iBluairJgR alright thanks, will try it out, im still new and lvl 50 but loving the game so far :D

[@masamura]

As a tank... Please stay away from AOE. Yes, that includes you.

[@oreomaster08]

Thrid... comment, however I feel this video was 1st really well done and needed for the abundance of new players we have floating around.

[@iBluairJgR]

Thanks man. Hopefully some new players stumble upon it and its helpful ;p

[@nixiedreamstar]

Err... It was extremely basic and I'd say most would learn this just by playing. There's lots of other things you could have tackled that would ACTUALLY help someone's dmg up, as the queueing system for skills, animation locks, the correct timing for enemy attacks, the importance of positioning, the importance of skill upkeep, how macros can decrease your damage, WHAT kind of macros you could use that can actually be helpful, how to search for information/guides for jobs, what is a BiS set, how weaving skills work, parsing, reading logs on FFlogs and how to use it to improve your own dps and so on :T

[@DJNenz]

I played DRG up to level 60 before taking note of the positionals for some of my skills lol. I felt embarrassed

[@iBluairJgR]

lol, well, to your credit, there aren't as many position skills as there used to be. Dragoon used to be very punishing with positionals. If you didn't land them, you had to start your combo again.

[@exportedjunk5772]

Are you thinking of tackling the healers in a near feature?

[@iBluairJgR]

Unfortunately no but FFXIV Momo makes content about healers if you're interested in checking them out.

[@KrsJin]

Great video! As a new again player though, I’m confused on the mention of SAM having location related attacks. Makes sense with the existence of True North but I don’t see any mention of this in the tooltips. Someone mind schooling me on this?

[@Halinspark]

Your single target attacks that give you Sen. The two that aren't Yukikaze give you extra Kenki if you attack from the correct side, but you wont see it mentioned until you unlock the Kenki gauge at 54 or so.

[@KrsJin]

Halinspark Oh wow, thank you! Just read up on it and you’re right. Extra from rear/flank from Gekko and Kasha. This job just keeps getting more interesting to me.

[@stormdrain23]

KrsJin I mained Samurai during stormblood, switched to BLM during ShB. Just started the process of leveling my SAM as my second 80, and even at level 71, I have to say the job feels stellar. I feel like the changes made for this expansion have made it even more accessible and a well played SAM can hit really hard. Enjoy it!

[@KrsJin]

Tom Norman Awesome to hear. I’m a samurai fanboy so felt obligated to play it in this but was hesitant after hearing how ‘simple’ it is. But honestly, maximizing efficiency while not being a detriment to the party sounds way fun and active. Glad to hear this from someone who has been playing.

[@AlexanderMarkantonis]

Samurai all the way! :D

[@nicorocks7]

How did you get that camera angle? I would love to have it!

[@iBluairJgR]

Lock camera to target. You can find the keybind in the menus.

[@ChaoticCreed]

If you start the skill on its flank but end up on its rear due to a mechanic by the time the animation ends how does the game count it?

[@iBluairJgR]

It counts based on where you activated the skill.

[@Its_steve1217]

Can you do a healers version of this video

[@power_SERG]

Your camera angle is interesting... Do you use it like that while doing Extreme?

[@iBluairJgR]

Depends on the fight. For primals & raids my camera is typically more zoomed out but I always play with lock on.

[@druidmasterhlz]

I don't know if someone put this in the comments but I've tried looking for the A Striking Opportunity quest in Idyllshire but the quest giver isn't there and I'm in Stormblood. Am I missing something or has this guy moved?

[@iBluairJgR]

I believe you have to complete the heavensward MSQ to unlock it.

[@druidmasterhlz]

I did but he still isn't there

[@runawaycactuar7842]

Your vid is great but one thing that I'd like to input is that even tho dps are there for damage to not only care about how big your numbers are bc there are a lot of support roles that dps can play that have generally lower dps but make it up with support otherwise they wouldn't exist and in more times than most a balanced party gets faster kill times than one filled just raw damage dealers. But that's just my opinion, let people play what they wanna play because at the end of the day all jobs can clear content

[@iBluairJgR]

Really solid points.

[@sleepysera]

Well, it depends on if the raise in group dps outweighs the drop in personal dps. That's not the case for all of the more supportive classes right now, since group synergy got nerfed quite a bit with ShB. And yes, I know there is other utility aside from group dps boosts, but those are usually at most useful for early stages of prog.

[@albertdeng6263]

i have seen plenty of lvl77+ dps still doing single target rotation on a pack of enemies. I can never understand how they could make this far without reading their skills

[@iBluairJgR]

Same. It makes my blood boil lol.

[@albertdeng6263]

@@iBluairJgRI was thinking a word to describe my frustration. blood boil is definitely the best fit lmao

[@rswole7609]

BIGGEST KEY to good dps.. DONT DIE to kill mechs. life is 100% dps gain.

[@EPerry91]

Whats an easy way to level other classes? Just spam dungeons?

[@iBluairJgR]

Roulettes, dungeons and fates for level 70-80

[@EPerry91]

@@iBluairJgR Thanks!

[@Zayindjejfj]

HoH and PoTD is good too for changing things up and getting special goodies. It also let's you relearn your job by making you unlock the abilities one by one in a very streamline manner.

[@owendawg1]

1:46 disagree. More difficult than ranged as a class, sure, but casters have a massive amount of thought that has to go into positioning and properly managing casts through slidecasting and whatnot. And it isn't a one size fits all, Machinist is absolutely more difficult to play than Samurai, there's a learning curve for every job, and I think this is really misleading to newer players who don't know better.

[@michaelwilcox8187]

My Dragoon a damage God

[@ImJustPeter]

What are your favorite DPS jobs?

[@iBluairJgR]

Right now its SAM, MCH & SMN.

[@ImJustPeter]

@@iBluairJgR Oooh, Iv heard a lot of negativity surrounding SMN, what are your thoughts on it?

[@iBluairJgR]

I still have it at level 70 but I've fiddled around with the new & reworked skills a bit. I can't say too much about it but for right now but I enjoyed the flow from what I experimented with.

[@dist0rt3dhum0r]

As an SCH main I'll actively rescue DPS into my heals that are on the opposite side of the planet. Most of them get it after that. Some of them are special snowflakes though.

[@iBluairJgR]

You're doing the lords work.

[@dist0rt3dhum0r]

@@iBluairJgR I'm not sure if you realize just how ironic that statement is. XD

[@azurearcade342]

I'll be honest in saying. Despite me giving dps no credit, because I mained heals since 2.0 and now I main tanks in 5.0. Their job is pretty tough, especially melee. I tried MNK and I couldn't get used to the positional at all. In fact it drove me nuts so I went back to healing. I guess I can say good job to all those good dpsers out there. But poor dps is still poor dps and they will still make me angry.

[@iBluairJgR]

lol I feel the same way.

[@TransientWitch]

I have to disagree that position bonuses make a melee fighter inherently more difficult than a caster or ranged fighter. I've been all three types in raid and out, and caster relies on good positioning just as much as melee fighters. Ranged physical has to manage oGCDs as much or more than most of the other jobs in the game, and remembering how to do everything optimally while also not screwing up mechanics is no mean feat. I main SMN, and I work as hard as any other dps player in my group.

[@iBluairJgR]

Right, but the rotation for casters and ranged DPS doesn't require you to hit the enemy in a specific spot to do max dps. I'm not trying to imply that ranged dps don't work hard.

[@TransientWitch]

@@iBluairJgR I guess I want to clarify what I mean, as I was just responding to the comment that melee jobs are harder than ranged because of positional bonuses. I don't mean to say being caster or ranged physical is harder than melee, since my experience has taught me that the level of difficulty to play any dps job optimally is fairly equal. With some exceptions, of course, but the way dps jobs are distinct from each other has let the game make them all difficult in their own way.

[@iBluairJgR]

Gotcha. I see your point

[@palladiamorsdeus]

As a summoner main, summoner and machinist are the outliers. The other two magic dps and physical ranged dps are easier than melee dps.

[@kylroy4195]

im going to be a pro with this ?! :O

[@mihaimihaita5791]

Does my boy has a lvl 80sam and didn't make a overview? 😁

[@iBluairJgR]

Ha, its on the list of things to do.

[@agidyne9676]

Lol why am I watching this? I have over 2000 hours on this game. o.o

[@GeekInBelgium]

In case you'd learn something new ^^

[@Mr.Limekiller]

*How to DPS* 1: Go online and find the exact rotation you should be doing 2: Do that over and over and never deviate from it at all because ffxiv is dance dance revolution with absolutely zero room for personality or inventiveness Fun, right?

[@iBluairJgR]

Sarcasm detected. Calculating correct response.

[@bladekemp1765]

yeah it is great fun actually

[@JohnnyTsunami55]

Pretty nice basic video. I like how you brought up aoe... you'd be surprised how many times tanks pull big mobs... and dps...just...use ... single target... Its insane. On a side note...I'm not trying to recommend illegal 3rd party software but... dead serious. You'll never know how good or bad of a dps you are until you get ACT. Could you use stone, sea, and sky calculator to determine your dps? Yes you could. But comparing yourself to other people who know what they're doing goes a long way on how you could play better. Theres nothing more embarassing then you losing to a tank in DPS cause you don't know what you're doing.

[@iBluairJgR]

True facts about ACT. I don't talk about it much but I use it on striking dummies when I'm figuring out rotations / learning a job.

[@martinmccarthy3675]

More ff14 content???

[@crodo123]

I don't think anyone will be a "good" dps applying these principles since there is no mention of food and potions, true north and the thin line between doing optimal dps and dying but at least if people follow this they probably won't be horrible.

[@badgoy2407]

um excuse me, asking me to practice on striking dummies is toxic ok

[@iBluairJgR]

True facts.

[@OmgItzPhillip]

ikr, it's basically a nicer way of saying 'git gud'.

[@raphael2407]

as a Melee DD Main (all of them with the preference of Dragoon), and Secondary "main" Healer (if need be), here is one more very important thing for you Damage Dealers, especialy the "special breed" ones who come from -this other game-: Do not talk to your healer! Never! Seriously, whatever happens, do not talk to the healer. You have nothing.. NOTHING... to say to the healer. Never! Shut your mouth, do your job and do it good, and you will never feel the need to insult healers or tanks. If you still feel the urge to speak up, take a breath and re-watch this video! Thank you ;-)

[@Sorakingdom4]

There are level 80 players that still don't know how stacking markers work. Baffling. :|

[@iBluairJgR]

It be like that sometimes.

[@Zayindjejfj]

Probably because there are a lot of people who are new to the game and skip with a booster cause they just want to get to the end game. This isn't bad, however it leads to a lot of new players not actually learning very basic things like what an aoe even looks like and learning to approach certain enemies with certain tactics. And behold, level 80 players wiping to basic mechanics.

[@forte7490]

BARDS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE WARDENS'S PAEAN and NATURE'S MINNE

[@lemonsisaac5666]

MFW someone has to say "run to the tank" if you get aggro as a dps main. I honestly thought this was common sense do people seriously not know this if tank is dead just kite till healer get tank back up then immediately drive to tank. Seriously is this not common?

[@oriain81]

Pick one job and excel at it, is my advice. Its takes a long time just to learn one job.

[@sleepysera]

I don't agree with saying melee are inherently harder than ranged classes because of positionals. Every kind of dps has extra things that are specific to their role that they have to learn. Casters are generally turrets so they have to learn how to avoid having to move (which includes having a knowledge of mechanics of all fights way more intricate than most melees bother with), how to slidecast, and so on. While physical ranged don't suffer from the same problem, their rotations are usually so super proc-based that it's a surprisingly big challenge for many people to stop constantly staring at their hotbars waiting for procs (and then dying to stuff because they weren't looking at what's going on). Melees don't have either of those problems, instead they have to learn how to always stay in melee range and hit enemies from the correct side, as you have mentioned. Which of these seems the most up your alley differs for everyone and may affect what role you favour, but saying one is harder than the others is not really correct in my opinion. What gives you trouble may come very easily to someone else and vice versa.

[@mjnavarro18]

if the tank pulls a large group of adds, aoe them, do not single target. dont be an idiot.

[@michaelwilcox8187]

Never saw anyone single target. Everything uses line attacks while giving chase. Common sense.

[@stephenfoster5947]

o7

[@narutoavenger813]

You dont pay my sub kek

[@narutoavenger813]

As somebody who mains ninja you would be VERY surpised as to how many ninja players dont use trick attack Which a move that's not only good for the team but is needed for Ninja to have decent dmg after pretty much taking 2nd lowest dps next to dancer

[@milat9287]

Personally I like to do single target damage in large pulls, cause sometimes, healers can struggle with mana efficiency now, so the faster I kill the enemy, the less damage the tank takes, and the less chance of a disaster happening because of AOE greed.

[@youbet2011]

that is flawed logic.

[@milat9287]

I don't see doing AOE damage that wont kill the enemy in time, causing the tank to die, when the medic inevitably caves in, to be of any sounder logic.