Please don't nerf beastmaster

[machini]

I mean, you're not wrong, but you get that the bar for BSTs doing the kind of stuff they are is waaaaaaay lower than this, right? Some passable Pet: MAB augs, charmer's merlin, ASA pants?

Yeah, I mean, that's why all those BSTs I see doing pet burns in Escha have tens of millions of gil worth of gear and require COR buffs.

[scaevola]

Yeah, I mean, that's why all those BSTs I see doing pet burns in Escha have tens of millions of gil worth of gear and require COR buffs.

They have that because they already had the means to before going on BST to begin with, not because they need it. I picked it up and rolled with the first pet MAB augs I got from NQ/+1 stones on the Acro I wasn't using (I don't dual box), and while I don't get Sath/Falkirk's results it's still pretty stupid.

And by the way, "passable Pet: MAB augs" aren't cheap either.

They are cheaper than a Mythic, which was what Ivlilla's comment was all about.

[bazookatooth]

They have that because they already had the means to before going on BST to begin with, not because they need it. I picked it up and rolled with the first pet MAB augs I got from NQ/+1 stones on the Acro I wasn't using (I don't dual box), and while I don't get Sath/Falkirk's results it's still pretty stupid.

And what are you getting these "stupid" results on with your MAB gear pray tell?

I'd also like to point out how odd it is that you are complaining about bst out damaging DD jobs, but seem to be completely focused on magic damage augments. Shouldn't we then be comparing bsts magic damage with BLM or SCH?

They are cheaper than a Mythic, which was what Ivlilla's comment was all about.

Well by that standard, the only thing in the game that isn't cheap is an ergon weapon.

[scaevola]

And what are you getting these "stupid" results on with your MAB gear pray tell?

Running around in Escha. MAB and -DT augments are giving me more AoE than a BLM with the survivability of a less-than-amazing-or-maybe-just-lazy PLD. It's dumb.

I don't think it's bad; it's a little annoying when I'm grinding silt but oh well, who cares? Reducing the single target via nerfing pet skillchains seems like a fair trade, though, which is all it sounds like they're planning on doing. I'm here to defend that decision.

I'd also like to point out how odd it is that you are complaining about bst out damaging DD jobs, but seem to be completely focused on magic damage augments. Shouldn't we then be comparing bsts magic damage with BLM or SCH?

Why?

[machini]

If you don't understand why comparing magic pet damage to melee dd damage is a bad comparison, you have fully demonstrated your lack of insight.