^^Hmm, my beetle, whom was not outfitted which buffs, aside from survivability was doing 500-800 on VT mobs at lvl 57-ish. It also causes defense down. In pt situations, debuffs would be placed on monsters anyway (By mages), hence enchanting dd output; not to mention the buff ready moves gained compared to non-jug monsters.

Keep in mind 500-800dmg at lvl57-ish is nothing to sneeze at. Most player ws hover around 500-800 at that lvl (back in the day).