Because of how pet attack works for avatars the solution isn't to keep tossing those stats at smn razushu but to add higher base stats.

Fenrir for example has a bit above 450att but hits IT like a girl, right? If they would give us gear like haste, Pet: +20str or 30dmg, and bigger mab numbers than 2 or 1 on random gear parts then our avatars would be able to do something. Until SE says 'Ok, all these blm avatars with melee BPs need an overhaul' nothing will happen.

The problem in the past was that SE had smn as a hate free job so there was a trade off. Now that pally has a higher hate cap, blm has enmity douse, and other DDs gain tp faster and hit harder and support classes has access to spells that we can't even get a hold of bar 'standard' buffs we remain in the dust until they decide to give avatars more hp/stats (i feel like my pets have less hp than i do) or change the BP timer to come in line with today's battle standards.

There's no way they're scared we'd run out of mp lol... also please SE... take smn damage seriously. AF32+2 body should have 30% damage increase instead of a small number since we don't all sit in abyssea all day.