(01-04-2014, 10:07 AM)Anstarra Wrote:(01-04-2014, 09:37 AM)Artorias Wrote: Hmmm....honestly, I have no idea what to say about Dragoons. Â I'd say we get better with gear, but then I went and looked you up on the lodestone and you're more geared than I am. Â I'm still working on my AF+1 stuff and as for raids, I haven't done anything major like coil. Â I dunno, I too had a feeling that we aren't a popular class but I figured if we weren't meant for PVE/Raids like let's say BRD and BLM I thought Squenix would have made us monsters in PVP to counter that. I will admit I Â have yet to try it out to see if my hypothesis is true.
We are, sadly, awful in PVP. All Melee is. Sprint makes casters nigh-untouchable, since we have to blow all our TP to even give chase. In my experience, the only time as a DRG that I'm good in PVP, quite good, is when I'm paired with a dedicated PLD or other stunner to create a hunter-killer combo; basically while BLM/healer CC and distract their team, we chase down a soft target and alpha-strike him. I tend to top damage in those cases. But without proper coordination and help, we can do very little on our own. Positioning for HT is even more annoying against players than against mobs, for obvious reasons.
I'm 99% sure there's an ability you get a - a PvP ability, actually - that removes Sprint from a target and costs little to no TP.