Quote Originally Posted by Alhanelem View Post
In case I somehow didn't make that clear before, I'm not saying that it is. I'm only saying that anytime something that gets seen as a nerf comes up, it's basically obligatory that people will come in and say "instead of nerfing this, buff everything else!"

Again, I know little of BST or even why this change was made, I'm merely commenting on the inevitable clamor for buffs over nerfs. The fact is sometimes one is appropriate, and sometimes the other is appropriate. I just get the impression that some people don't realize you can't just buff everything that isn't the best.

The only comment I can make about BST itself in regards to this issue is that I'm not really certain what the change is supposed to accomplish. The way it reads almost sounds like its intent was just to annoy people.
I thought you were clear, and I liked how you made this a more general balance discussion vs. attacking any job. I started to weigh in with the discussion on balancing generally, but to be honest, with the wide range that Job Points adds, I find balancing hard to discuss, especially in a forum (even on skype with friends it's hard to pin down). So I answered with how I feel about BST in this situation since you said you didn't know about BST. It's not like they suddenly gave BST range. Range is the way we've fought harder content for as long as I can remember, even back to the charming days, when we scrambled like crazy charming mobs to throw at NMs. I guess the reason this annoys me so much is I do almost feel like it was just purely BST hate, not any real sense of balancing the content out.

For me, the only answer I feel comfortable with on balance is, forget what other jobs can do, can I get together with friends and get stuff done with the jobs we enjoy playing, even if it takes some trial and error to figure out.