I took a break from combat classes and only been playing casually for the last 2-3 months, so I've fallen out of the loop as to how the classes play these days. I've really been wanting to level MCH recently though, and possibly make it my new main since I've been getting tired of my old one. Right now I'm at 40 and absolutely love the class (though I think turrets could be slightly reworked to have a mini pet bar to follow/stay/place since them being stationary seems pointless).

Anyway, I have been plagued by some concerns that make me question if I should keep going. One is that I always hear how it and BRD change fairly dramatically in playstyle at 52+, which I think is something I'll have to experience myself. But the other is that when I was playing regularly, the general consensus was that MCH was "literally the worst job ever", and when I grouped with them I could feel that things felt slower.

My question is, has this changed? Has there been updates to buff the class? Or have people just figured out how to play the class better? Or is it just the same as it was?