I haven't touched BRD after HW launched and only started the MCH questline at 30 and let it at that level as I continue to level up my main job NIN.

Though looking at the patch notes to some of the ability changes, they lowered the potency of their attacks and change recast time from 2.5 seconds to 15 seconds?

Now I haven't played the classes in a while and they are Damage Dealer classes, but doesn't this seem backwards for DPS classes? It looks to me like they made their damage output SLOWER and LOWER than before when I hear they both were on the bottom of the pole of DD classes and both a Tank and Healer class could out damage them which is bad.

I know they have a utility of support abilities and mechanics to help the party out, but it seems utilizing those skills show IMPROVE their damage output and control instead of weakening them. Sure they're not Melee Damage Dealers but they should do a heck of a lot more damage than Tanks and Healers.

Though I'm not sure. Anyone who's tested them out tell me did SE make them better or worse in 3.01?