SMN - boring and neglected

[Guulu]

I'm not a SMN main but I played a bit SMN recently, I really don't get the change for SMN in this patch. Yes it does make it less punishing for using fester before dots are applied but that is not the factor why SMN is doing bad now. Any decent SMN shouldn't encounter that problem at all and it just feels bad doing so little damage for very long rotation with rarely a mistake. Also I'm using lucid dreaming as much as possible since Ruin III is needed to reach okay dps. Devotion is pretty weak and contagion is kinda distracting to use. Also demi bahamut is really causing troubles in fight. Hope SE really fix SMN soon.

[Claviusnex]

I'm not a SMN main but I played a bit SMN recently, I really don't get the change for SMN in this patch. Yes it does make it less punishing for using fester before dots are applied but that is not the factor why SMN is doing bad now. Any decent SMN shouldn't encounter that problem at all and it just feels bad doing so little damage for very long rotation with rarely a mistake. Also I'm using lucid dreaming as much as possible since Ruin III is needed to reach okay dps. Devotion is pretty weak and contagion is kinda distracting to use. Also demi bahamut is really causing troubles in fight. Hope SE really fix SMN soon.

One of the problems with Fester and Bane that isn't a player error is you can show your DoTs up on the client but they haven't hit yet on the server or they show up near the end on the client but have already timed our of the server. The change helps this situation as well as the player mistakes. In either case missing one Aethertrail resulted in some pretty heavy punishment as not only did you have to wait for Aetherflow to come off CD but you also wasted any unused Aether once the bar filled.