SAM are being locked out of many PF groups due to its low damage output and zero utility. Given how much they buffed BLM this patch, it is a huge oversight by SE to not bring SAM dps up in line. The problem is further compounded by the increase to MNK damage making SAM totally unviable in many serious groups as virtually all other melee dps classes are clear cut better choices. The fact that SAM provides no utility isn’t the problem here, it’s that it cannot compensate for this lack of utility in other areas namely damage. The devs should have foreseen this. I hope in future they will analyse more from the data of top raid groups and the general meta comps in order to adjust balance, and not base it on cries of the general community. Sincerely wish we don’t have to wait until 4.3 to see balance changes put into place.