SMN adjustments....seriously?

[Razushu]

It's starting to feel like SE is going out of their way to keep SMN in the back of the pack. They could have announced they were changing just about anything else of SMN and got a better reaction(because you know ANYTHING would have been more useful).

SE is starting to read as "Screwing Evokers" rather than Square Enix when I see it now.

[Garenos]

The super-secret about SE and SMN:

SE hired a guy to performe the SMN programming in the game, but that guy died and they´re not good to perform real ajustments on the job and it´s drawbacks. So, they just change 1 variable in whole code to "adjust" the most nerfed job in this game.

Shame SE

[idx1]

Though the SMN update clearly indicates that SE doesn't have practical experience in regards to playing SMN, there is one good thing about this update.

It allows a SMN to proc in Abyssea more easily cuz it'll be cheaper MP cost to have it out.
owait if you have MM MP is not an issue.

aka this update would of been only worth a damn if you could have an elemental and an avatar out at the same time.

Add the ability menu to control what your elemental can cast / do.


tldr; pretty pointless update.

[Rezeak]

While this update could of been better but i <3 the people that go on about 5/5 elemetal mp cost is useless

basically Avatar Acc/att/Macc are all useless as well the only reason i merited 5/5 on this is because being a weaken smn getting a light sprit to spam cure V/aga IV (across allys) has saved my ls a couple of times and the abilty to fully heal myself without wasting a WHMs mp.

While it's not something to write home about it's more useful than adding on acc which any real summoner will have capped skil merit and gear for anyway.

and avatar attack 5/5 will increase you pet DMG by.............. 1-2% maybe lol.

The issue is all but pet:mab merits are useless.

[SpankWustler]

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"I see...That is truly a problem..."

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"Send them gasoline to replace what just exploded, obviously."

"..."

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[Dallas]

It's almost funny you having elemental mp cost merits was completely expected.

I penned the "MAB merits are also worthless" argument. Pettp is infinitely more useful for pet cures than it is for 75 BPs. With nothing else to waste merits on, I had full perp merits and p.ATT merits.

[Septimus]

So, Elemental MP Cost. If you're a serious SMN, and you solo things like Splitting Heirs (4 orc NMs at once) or other very strong NMs, last thing you need is the hate spike from hitting release.

Let's just stop here.

If you are a serious SMN you have the Magian avatar perpetuation staves to at least level 90 (or a Nirvana if you are super, super cereal) meaning that your Elemental Spirits are free or give you MP back. Elemental Spirit merits are wholly unnecessary.

[Neisan_Quetz]

I penned the "MAB merits are also worthless" argument. Pettp is infinitely more useful for pet cures than it is for 75 BPs. With nothing else to waste merits on, I had full perp merits and p.ATT merits.

So your justification for Elemental MP cost down merits is something that has nothing to do with elemental spirits whatsoever.

Okay.

[Malamasala]

Only merits useful are MAB merits. The rest are trash, and in the heap of trash, I'd pick perpetuation cost down.

Not that I've really used spirits since 75, since they never get any new spells.

[Dallas]

So your justification for Elemental MP cost down merits is something that has nothing to do with elemental spirits whatsoever.

Okay.

10 - 0 =10 merits left after I spent them on the useful stuff. Perp merits actually do SOMETHING.