8/22/16 Hybrid Spec DPS Rotation Suggestions?

[MulletManTim]

Here is a link to my best parse to date:

http://www.torparse.com/a/345782/time/1374269409/1374269720/0/Damage+Dealt

 

I am noticing two things that are significantly different from better parses:

1.) I seem to be using Hammer Shot far more than other parses

2.) My number of critical hits is far lower than the top DPS parses

 

As it stands now, I am having ammo management issues with my current rotation, hence the lack of Incendiary Round and the extra Hammer Shots. I can't seem to find a good balance between using the hard hitting abilities and keeping my ammo pool above 50-60%. I am running a full power build at the moment, so I have a zero crit rating. Is that the preferred gear setup for Vanguard DPS? I know that my Sentinel benefits from a zero crit build, but all classes are different.

 

Here is a link to my current gear build and spec (some of the datacron numbers have been altered to get the numbers to match my current stats):

http://swtor.askmrrobot.com/character/1b3cda28-ac8b-4e96-be48-bcb1c1272987

 

Any insights would be most appreciated.

[Rahizm]

I am personally still experimenting between the 8/22/16 and 2/22/22 build, but I run the latter.

 

I would suggest looking at MoJoZor's thread here: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=658277

 

This thread helped me with my energy management, and your numbers will go up too. You can lose 4 energy blocks (70%) of your ammo before it starts becoming a pain to manage, so take this in mind as well.

 

The only thing besides his thread that I can advise is to use the ammo regen buff when you drop below 50% with either NO IR up or with IR up + Pulse Cannon, but both followed by a HS (this will put you back to a full cell). Save your free SS for when you have to cast IR, and when IR's duration is still long, use any free SS that comes your way and preferably when you have to reapply Gut.

 

As for crit: I'm currently using 2 nimble 31 mods (unlettered crit mods) for my VG, it helps a bit. Although I run 2/22/22, I get about the same numbers with 8/22/16 but lower.

 

Also I looked at your AMR profile, your accuracy seems low (108%). Try to get it to 99.51% by using 5 initiative 31 enhancements, 2 adept 31 enhancements, 2 power+surge implants and a power+surge earpiece. The UW earpiece and implants will benefit you the most as they have 110 power on them. There's no 110 power on any 31 enhancement, hence this setup.

 

Hope this helps.

Edited August 7, 2013 by Rahizm