I am very very disappoint. This is the biggest fail Nerf in the history of FFXI and it was towards BST when they let this job run normal for 8 long years and people have no problem with it. I went and test out Bst today and I am not happy with the range and i think it has been reduce by maybe -10 as I fear.

For new generation of bst they can't solo some of high tier mission battle on normal and once your trust die you can't re-summon it again. If you solo high tier mission battle avatar on normal than you are gonna die if your not well equip to handle the astral flow. A Bst job is done once a trust dies because getting close to the enemy is a huge risk for the master. This update have fail us all and they should of kept it like the distance of a ranger but now ranger is a safe job and bst is a job where you need to keep yourself alive and your pet. If anyone play bst at all this doesn't make sense to keep bst master alive and the pet.

Might as well play THF solo when doing normal on some high tier mission battle. I done it many times already when they have double trust up campaign and it is much more rewarding with TH. The kill speed that the THF offer is much faster than a BST when a BST is not using Unleash 1 hour. Sometimes you win more than you lose but with TH it is worth it for solo.


Akihiro Matsui Mr. new director I hope your happy because you just ruin of the lives of many BST whom struggle solo for many years and being alone not wanted by many people. I for once like to see you play BST and see how it feel.