How's the Sam buff?

I was just curious how the Sam buff is working out. Is it noticeable in overall dps? Did the little potency increases actually help out?

I feel like it wouldn't be noticeable beyond comparing logs.

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Originally Posted by Kabooa

I feel like it wouldn't be noticeable beyond comparing logs.

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Pretty much. Though I do find myself having to use Diversion/Merciful Eyes more. In Suzaku Ex, if I don't, I have a bad habit of overtaking the OT.

Last night I was doing Alphascape normals, 3.0 specifically. I was having to purposefully stand in aoe’s occasionally to hit merciful eyes, having to play third tank every now and then. It doesn’t feel like a huge increase, but I feel like it’s a step in the right way. I doubt the jokes will end but it does feel like to hit 45k in a single hit

*raid slots locked to drg,mnk,nin*

sam feels on par with blm now, even with the blm buff

some flights might be more preferably to either.., but unless your into wiorld fastest speedkills, sam can replace any meele imo.., and now probably even on world fastest, some flights might be more sam than drg friendly.. (and sam should now easily be ablle replace mch (2nd rangesd) or mnk slots)

I did have a tank in an expert roulette comment on how I "hit like a truck". I told him I'm a Samurai. Hitting like a truck is all I have. Lol.

I'm relatively new to the raiding scene, but I too, have noticed that I need to use Merciful Eyes more to keep my enmity from overtaking some tanks.

As an aside, I feel trains would hit harder than trucks. :D

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Originally Posted by Vergil_Crosse

I'm relatively new to the raiding scene, but I too, have noticed that I need to use Merciful Eyes more to keep my enmity from overtaking some tanks.

As an aside, I feel trains would hit harder than trucks. :D

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For some reason it feels like the genesis gear is more of a sam buff than the actual sam buff.

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Originally Posted by van_arn

For some reason it feels like the genesis gear is more of a sam buff than the actual sam buff.

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Gear could give double stat bonus to samurai and people will still avoid it like a plague on PF

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Originally Posted by van_arn

For some reason it feels like the genesis gear is more of a sam buff than the actual sam buff.

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I'm not sure about that... So much skill speed on Genesis. I did some math... With base SKS and all Genesis gear (minus one ring) you'll end up with 1822 SKS without even needing materia. I'd prefer a lot more DH.

looking at Chaos and final Omega world fastest clears, does seem as if Sam (and Blm) can probably take either meta spot for speed kills :D

if Sam or Blm are still not allowed in (speed) farming Pfs, its probably cause everyone wants a buff

sure, without drg, brd loses a lot deeps, but nin contributes overall just as much as a drg?

as for sam vs blm, probably depends on the fight (like Chaos and Omega more sam friendly, ... Midgar and other maybe more blm friendly).. and depends on RNG (blm procs, sam crits etc.)