Yoshi-P on Character Growth

[LunaFaye]

Here, let me give you a better example of what people are actually looking for.

BLM A pushes 5000 DPS

BLM B pushes 4950 DPS

Why is it acceptable for BLM B to pick a subpar skill?


Answer: Because they can both clear the content just fine.

That's correct, but only after the game got adjusted. With all the nerfs and welfare gear that's being thrown at them, they are now able to clear the content just fine. If these changes would have not been made, we would be back right here in the forums, people screaming and crying about changes because they can't play as they want or beat content. Good try tho...

[MomomiMomi]

That's correct, but only after the game got adjusted. With all the nerfs and welfare gear that's being thrown at them, they are now able to clear the content just fine. If these changes would have not been made, we would be back right here in the forums, people screaming and crying about changes because they can't play as they want or beat content. Good try tho...

You get a staw man! And you get a straw man! Everyone gets a straw man!

No, BLM A and B are both players of equivalent skill. They can both clear the content at the same time. Because a less than 1% loss of dps isn't (shouldn't be) significant enough to prevent them from winning.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Tbf, 50 dps isn't very indicative of a different build, but more like an unlucky lack of crits for B, or a very lucky string of crits for A.

[MomomiMomi]

Tbf, 50 dps isn't very indicative of a different build, but more like an unlucky lack of crits for B, or a very lucky string of crits for A.

That's because a build isn't determined in DPS, it's determined in how it plays. The DPS is simply the end result.

You can't look at two different DPS numbers and determine that one is using a different build.

[Reynhart]

Tbf, 50 dps isn't very indicative of a different build, but more like an unlucky lack of crits for B, or a very lucky string of crits for A.

We all know and love how BRD was changed in HW with Wanderer's Minuet.
What if BLM had traits to make the opposite change. Reducing damage to supress casting time. And as a result, this new BLM does 5% less than your turret BLM. Will you still say that they don't play diffrently ?
Heck, for all we know, the whole turret BRD could be a build...

Oh, by the way, the first sentence was a joke