i agree that the potency of some pacts like crimson howl could be buffed up a bit, but i need also to agree in parts with negi, the skill does get your duration up,but i have to remind that 4k+ damage are only possible in abyssea (ok maybe outside if you can get a luck shot on empyreal armor +2) and altough the majority of the game is inside there now there is still an outside content where atmas dont exist(im looking mostly at missions at the current time and gessho is still a pain/im trying to solo him no sucess so far altough im lacking in gear and thats what im working before going for him again).