Live Letter 4.1 SMN Changes

[Neophyte]

Even if it's a minor dps loss in the general fight doesn't mean that swapping pets will not be a lot more common now.
There are downtimes, counterattack-buffs... 3s of not be able to attack is enough.


One use of Contagion is worth at least 10k damage

1xHoly Spirit (7k) + 5x Ruin2 (3.5k) + 2x Fester (10k) + 3x Wyrmwave (3k) + Akh Morn (18k) + 3x Stone4 (7.5k) + 3x Broil (6.5k)

already ammounts to about 11k extra damage and there are a lot of things missing (only 3 Wyrmwave, 1 Holy Spirit, 3 healer GCD and 5 own GCDs, no Tri-Disaster).

So it might be pretty close and for example starting with Radiant Shield pre-pull, summon Garuda for Contagion on TA+group buffs, summon Ifrit for rest of fight/phase might become a thing.
Esp. if Swiftcast is less important for dps in either DWT (because lf R3 being instant) and with Bahamut out (due to R2 being upgraded to R4).

But only under assumption that mp wise SMN now works like RDM (constant rather low mp drain and you use LD to fill up again) and Ruin Mastery not involving pet actions and with R3 and R4 being just stronger versions of R1/R2 and always available.


Wouldn't that be a great, a SMN actually summoning stuff in a fight? xD