DFO Tips for References
This is a list of references from the main guide for DFO. It is a bit of a work in progress, and we will be adding to it as we can.
Theory crafting:
What happens when you have a Sudden Death proc active, and Mortal Strike is off CD? Which ability should you use first? There are two issues to consider here. If you use MS first, there is a chance you will miss out on another SD proc. On the other hand, if you use SD first and there is no second proc, then you lose out on DPS because you delayed your MS. You can buy Dungeon Fighter gold for your character.
To answer this question, we will look at 10 incidents of this decision occurring. If you always use MS first, after 10 incidents you will have used MS 15s faster in total, which comes out to gaining 3 extra MS uses. On the other hand, if you use SD first, you will gain 1 extra Execute usage, on average.
Also consider that you may have a white swing in the GCD between SD and MS. This is much harder to model, so instead we will look at the best case: you have a white swing in that GCD every single incident; this comes out to another Execute on average. So we are left with gaining 2 Executes if we prioritize SD or 3 Mortal Strikes if we prioritize MS. This is a best-case scenario in SD's favor, and even then, three Mortal Strikes do more damage in game (Dungeon Fighter Online gold) than two Executes.
