Automaton damage

[Domille]

Think you are under estimating BST in terms of being able to tank. Just the situation has to be setup for them. They can easily tank in pet only situations. Not to mention, if we just went master to master in terms of raw DPS it isn't even close. BST destroys PUP.

BST is a DD PUP is a tank, this isn't uncommon. A WAR beats a PLD, so yeah. That's it's role.

I do agree that PUP can be customized through attachments. However, it is mostly designed for the 75 era. There is no way a PUP can main heal on anything end game without a lot of support or there being basically only one person taking damage. The cool down on spells, plus the lack of curaga destroys that idea. With everything from SoA on being littered with multiple status effect TP moves.

This is true, the magic automation is (mostly) complete crap, a trust is better than the automaton. WHM RDM and BLM, it's just poorly designed. The mage AI needs a ton of reworking. But I think it might become highly overpowered if it were actually good so I don't know how they would do it.

As someone that has done pretty much every end game thing available, when you look at the difference in the damage between our job and the other pet jobs it isn't even close. Summoners out damage extremely well geared melee, and BSTs can keep up or at least hold their own. Bringing my PUP to said situations as a DD Automaton with the best pet gear. My damage is between .5 and 2% of the damage.

As it stands right now, PUP's niche is really only as a tank. That's all.

You say it like it's a bad thing. You forgot one word, BEST. A PUPs automaton is technically the absolute best tank. Situationally. Better than a RUN better than a PLD.

SMN is extremely broken now, can't debate that, it's super broken. BST is in a "decent" position, but it's not something you're using unless it's a dedicated bstzerg. As just a dps bst is meh at best until you unleash.

A job can't be good at everything, it totally ruins the balance. *cough BLU cough cough*

All that being said, could damage use a boost? Yes! Even doubling it's str/att/mods it would still be weak, comparatively. Even if a new update gave +100 all stat like overdrive PUP wouldn't be "amazing".