Quote Originally Posted by Aegis View Post
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I'm 99% sure this stuff has been tested quite a bit. And the results were that dropping the soulstone is always a hit to DPS, even with all DPS cross-class cooldowns.

Raging Strikes doesn't make up for losing Jumps for DRG, nor just Fists of Fire for MNK. BFB and IR definitely don't make up for just losing Fester (add Spur and its even worse), nor for Flare. And yeah, BRD lose the most by ditching the crystal, gaining almost nothing. This isn't even counting the stat losses for losing the crystals, which is pretty major in-and-of itself.