Atoris (I think it was) said he did some testing and said Shona is 30% stronger then Ukkos (after the nerf) on the new hard VW mobs and that SAM has a 30% higher WS frequency then WAR. That switches the game to SAM or GTFO, moreso then it was at 75.
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I really wouldnt listen to Atoreis.
It took SE over a year to nerf Ukko's. Shoha has only been out for a week. They won't nerf it until people all get it and level their SAM just for it and get relics just for it and get used to doing all the endgame events with SAMx15. Then they'll change the WSC to 5% CHR and in the same update they'll allow Desperate Blows to go over the Delay cap. They'll rotate this through every job, so that every job gets hated as the one overpowered job at one point in time.
Just curious, what was in your sig?
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Pchan quoted me in his sig and changed it a bit, so I quoted him also. But mine was better. To bad it only survived for like 3 or 4 months in my sig. =3
He's not always right, but if he was wrong I think someone would of pointed it out.
EDIT::: Here's the post:
Atoreis also apologized for overreacting, and restating that WAR is still the top DD over at the BG forums. And Shoha is only slightly stronger than Fudo on most content, and is consistently decent on Voidwatch Tier 3+. While I'm slightly sad that it's stronger than Fudo, I'm happy that they gave SAM a good WS that works consistently decent-good in Voidwatch.
Also, the only reason I'm still using my 90 Masamune instead of Magian TP bonus GK that I already have is for pride's sake =D
Shoha honestly works better then Fudo on high defense mobs. Otherwise Fudo is better.