What Are Skill Rotations

In MMORPGs there is a skill rotation which is basically a set of skills that you are supposed to use to output the highest DPS possible. You will focus this mostly in PvE to maximise the DPS there is no real skill rotation in PvP as your situation will be changed and dependent on how the enemies react.

In games like World of Warcraft you will notice that your skill rotation is quite simple and that it is a lot of filler. Classes like the Warlock focus on stacking their dots and finishing the rotation with shadow bolt and other skills as needed. In Aion the skill rotations are necessary to perform well in PvE and in PvP starting rotations are necessary as well. However, due to the interrupts a person can perform while in combat you will need to change accordingly.

The thing is your rotation is the ultimate decider on how well you will perform as a DPS and if you lack a good skill rotation you will perform badly and will either need to improve on yours or get another one that performs better. If you still are performing badly you need to reduce your ping (the time it takes to send information to their servers and back) or get some gaming gear such as a Logitech gaming mouse or a keyboard that has macros on it to perform your rotation to the best of your ability.

Here is an example rotation I made for the cleric in Aion.