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    Krisan's Avatar
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    Mar 2011
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    Krisan Thyme
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    Ultros
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    Pugilist Lv 50
    SMN definitely isn't where it needs to be. Graphical quips aside (the Egi's are meh in appearance) the class plays nothing like a traditional Summoner. I know comparisons to XI are often in bad taste around here, but for all the problems SMN had in XI, it at least had the fundamental "feeling" of being a Summoner. Everything you did was through your pet there, which is how I feel like it should be in XIV.

    I also think BLM got a bit of a weird shakeup. While I don't hate it mechanically (it works) I don't agree with the design either. Eliminating the elemental wheel from the mechanics-side of things has desperately dumbed down the class compared to every other installment of FF. On the same note, I see no reason for us to have elemental resistances when we have no genuine elemental offense. This aspect of the game just feels rushed and unpolished to me.

    And.. Yes, BRD too has some problems in my opinion. I understand that they didn't want to go full-on support right away, that they wanted to focus only on the holy trinity.. but ugh, Bard is traditionally support, and too many Bard's are not using their support songs as is because of this decision. It needs more songs \ support skills, and more incentive to use them. Maybe nerf their damage a bit, but give them a damage buff song that increases their damage as well as everyone elses, as an example. And make some of their songs work like as a timed buff, instead of having them all maintained - it's just not very interesting as it is.
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    Last edited by Krisan; 05-07-2015 at 01:03 AM.