So BLM as AOE covered, MNK has single target... What does SMN bring?

[Ronove]

I think increasing the cooldown would nerf the DPS (even if we'd save some MP but wouldn't people just wait for the last fester before Aetherflowing even if Aetherflow is ready?). We'd only get ONE fester during Raging Strikes (and even though we'd have more Enkindle to use, Raging Strikes doesn't affect Enkindle). When compared to a BLM they would have all their Fires in a raging strikes, whatever procs they get, and a flare. SMN would just have dots, and one fester and maybe an energy drain if we use second aetherflow on energy drain. So our opening burst would be lower and we would hit the DPS plateau faster. At least that's how I'm understanding it.

[Dyvid]

I think increasing the cooldown would nerf the DPS (even if we'd save some MP but wouldn't people just wait for the last fester before Aetherflowing even if Aetherflow is ready?). We'd only get ONE fester during Raging Strikes (and even though we'd have more Enkindle to use, Raging Strikes doesn't affect Enkindle). When compared to a BLM they would have all their Fires in a raging strikes, whatever procs they get, and a flare. SMN would just have dots, and one fester and maybe an energy drain if we use second aetherflow on energy drain. So our opening burst would be lower and we would hit the DPS plateau faster. At least that's how I'm understanding it.

Well it's all a balancing act really. The goal would be to add energy drain into the rotation without effecting dps. while raging strike doesn't effect pet, spur and rouse does. Honestly it's hard to say how it would effect unless we could actually play with it.

[HaroldSaxon]

I think increasing the cooldown would nerf the DPS (even if we'd save some MP but wouldn't people just wait for the last fester before Aetherflowing even if Aetherflow is ready?). We'd only get ONE fester during Raging Strikes (and even though we'd have more Enkindle to use, Raging Strikes doesn't affect Enkindle). When compared to a BLM they would have all their Fires in a raging strikes, whatever procs they get, and a flare. SMN would just have dots, and one fester and maybe an energy drain if we use second aetherflow on energy drain. So our opening burst would be lower and we would hit the DPS plateau faster. At least that's how I'm understanding it.

Yeah, because DoT's don't do any dps.

[Ronove]

Yeah, because DoT's don't do any dps.

Yeah, because they were talking about Fester, Energy Drain, and Enkindle. Their proposed change didn't include changing dots at all.