The identity of Pictomancer is being destroyed

[Supersnow845]

Because non standard BLM actually involves engaging with the jobs unique mechanics to make it fit with the encounter as needed. “Non standard PCT” involves basically ignoring your kit to spam magical missile filler

Why am I even explaining this you don’t even understand what non standard BLM was

[HikariKurosawa]

Because non standard BLM actually involves engaging with the jobs unique mechanics to make it fit with the encounter as needed. “Non standard PCT” involves basically ignoring your kit to spam magical missile filler

Why am I even explaining this you don’t even understand what non standard BLM was

So if it's complex and esoteric it's good, if it's simple it's bad.

[Supersnow845]

So if it's complex and esoteric it's good, if it's simple it's bad.

Yes we have been over this. This is a fundamental disagreement we have

Non standard BLM rewarded complexity with higher damage. Non standard PCT arguably awards less complexity with more damage

That’s something you prefer as in your opinion simplicity is good, in my opinion it’s bad because if you play with more moving parts you should be awarded with higher damage

[HikariKurosawa]

Yes we have been over this. This is a fundamental disagreement we have

Non standard BLM rewarded complexity with higher damage. Non standard PCT arguably awards less complexity with more damage

That’s something you prefer as in your opinion simplicity is good, in my opinion it’s bad because if you play with more moving parts you should be awarded with higher damage

To be honest, I would prefer it if they made it so you had to play PCT as designed, just like I celebrate them having us made to play BLM as designed.

[Valence]

Non standard BLM rewarded complexity with higher damage. Non standard PCT arguably awards less complexity with more damage

A pretty apt comparison would simply be with BLM AoE, which is back to ShB Flare spamming and transpose skips in non standard, which offers the most damage output by miles, and proves somewhat easier to play. Non standard BLM completely skips over skills like high blizzard and high fire because they're suboptimal, which is very similar to PCT's hammer being rendered obsolete by a design flaw.