So 7.0.1 patch notes are out.

[IchiExorz]

It blows my mind that they find buffing a NIN potency (a class thats fine to begin with) more important than fixing other classes that have more important issues like MCH & DRG.

[MidnightTundra]

It blows my mind that they find buffing a NIN potency (a class thats fine to begin with) more important than fixing other classes that have more important issues like MCH & DRG.

Bhavacakra used to mistakenly classified as physical damage instead of magic damage. This meant that Bhava was amplified by Dripping Blades, which only affects physical damage, and Slashing debuff. This gave Bhava a total potency of 726 before counting buffs like embolden and brotherhood.

Now that it's magic, it is no longer affected by the aforementioned traits and abilities above. Effectively, the base of Bhava went from 726 potency based off the ninjas kit to 600. So this is a nerf in the form of a bug fix.

[Kacho_Nacho]

It blows my mind that they find buffing a NIN potency (a class that's fine to begin with) more important than fixing other classes that have more important issues like MCH & DRG.

Please don't be a troll. It's clear upon reflection this was a needed fix and an easy one to implement. In addition, it's a nerf. We'll see bigger changes in 7.05.

[IchiExorz]

Please don't be a troll. It's clear upon reflection this was a needed fix and an easy one to implement. In addition, it's a nerf. We'll see bigger changes in 7.05.

Yeah it was a needed fix. But there are other classes that need "fixing" more than NIN imo. And yeah I realized it's a nerf. But NIN was in a good spot already (both DPS & utility wise)
Then again, this was more of a hotfix rather than a balance update. And yeah, I guess we will have to wait and see till the actual balance patch comes.