What do you use your PUP for?

[Bokmog]

I retired from the game about three years ago, maybe less. I've come back, and am interested in puppetmaster again. I had a 75PUP, and I really just did BC's with it. Now with all this content update, what are PUP's really used for? Is it just something you use for fun? When a more suitable job isn't required? Or is there actually a demand and need for PUP for a given situation?

In short: What do you use your pup for?

[Badieh]

You use it when ever people ask for it... Usually from what I've experienced, fights that rely on the pets as the main attackers or tanks.

[Michae]

If you like it, play it. Make it fit in if you can.

But what I have found is much like before its mostly used for going out and soloing. Nobody will really ask for it and when you say you can come pup most of the responces are 'dont you have anything else?'

With the sheer amount of gil it takes to get your attachments it renders the job kindda null and void. I love pup and love to play pup but had to retire it. No one wanted it and my smn and bst were much preferred pet jobs in almost any situation.

Its sad cause if played correctly it can really be useful but its so absurdly expensive for the limited uses the player base has imposed on it.

What also doesnt help pup are the ppl who are lvling it just to have all jobs at 99 and not buying any attachments at all. I have even encountered players who were in their 50s who didnt know what an attachment was or what thier animators were for. So pup is seen as even more gimped by some players.

[Badieh]

With the sheer amount of gil it takes to get your attachments it renders the job kindda null and void. I love pup and love to play pup but had to retire it. No one wanted it and my smn and bst were much preferred pet jobs in almost any situation.

You can still level it even without all the "high-priced" attachments. And still have fun.

[Michae]

True, and thats fine for book burning but if u really want ur pup to shine and do the maximum nuking or dd u can outside of that in endgame content u need to pump gillions and gillions into attachments. And still you will be asked to come on another job. Its sad, pup really is fun

[Badieh]

And still you will be asked to come on another job. Its sad, pup really is fun

I know, right...

[Spiritreaver]

I retired from the game about three years ago, maybe less. I've come back, and am interested in puppetmaster again. I had a 75PUP, and I really just did BC's with it. Now with all this content update, what are PUP's really used for? Is it just something you use for fun? When a more suitable job isn't required? Or is there actually a demand and need for PUP for a given situation?

In short: What do you use your pup for?

I use my PUP on pretty much anything outside Abyssea.

IMO its crazy strong inside as well as out, but the godalmighty"!!'s" reign supreme in there so i don't get to take it there as much. But that's not really a PUP specific problem as much as SE yet again not counting on the playerbase to min/max to the extreme on content.

Best answer is to lvl PUP if you want to.

You can play the "flavor of the month" with the community and be partially successful...until for w/e reason the fickle playerbase decides Y job is now the best and pushes X job out into the cold. Or you can just pick job/s you like and build them up regardless of the whim of the mob and have fun.

[Vazerus]

I use PUP in Dynamis when there's a lot of people in every dreamlands zone. Strobe/Flash Bulb/Barrage/shield bash/etc all count at WS procs, and every one of those camps is open due to the overcrowding JA proc mobs.

[Kristal]

Currently I'm pretty much 100% PUP on everything from solo to linkshell events. Used to be RDM, but if there's any mage bringing /RDM there's no need for a RDM main, period. With /RDM being almost mandatory, and PUP's rise to godhood, it's an easy choice ;D

[Bokmog]

Can you explain this pup's rise to godhood?

Also, can someone explain maneuvers to me? Is your automaton a lose cannon? Boosting it's main stats by using maneuvers? Or is there a way to control it so that you know exactly what it's going to use/do? I played PUP before and my automaton always seemed to have a mind of it's own.

-- Sorry I'm asking so many questions, I'm all over the job forums. I've recreated a character after a long retirement, and am trying to make the best decision on which jobs I'd like to take the time to master. I've got limited gameplay time due to school, work and girlfriend, so I want to get as much information about the jobs I'm interested in from the experienced players that use them, before I decided --