Anyone else find SAM's mechanics while leveling odd?

[Ryaz]

I think the positional requirements are fine. Even if I'm synced, I play like they're there, so it's not like it's a big change.

I actually have a problem with the fact that until level 62, there really isn't any complexity to the class whatsoever. Until you get Shinten (and subsequently Hagakure), the class is quite boring and monotonous with almost no oGCD usage, unlike Ninja, which even at lower levels has a couple oGCDs and Ninjutsu to weave in between globals.

If anything, I believe Kenki and Shinten should be unlocked much earlier in the leveling process so it isn't a snooze fest doing anything below 62.

[-BlueGreen-]

That's a lot of words for what basically amounts to "class should be made even more braindead because people couldn't be bothered to read tooltips"
And no, SAM is not more complex than any other melee dps. If anything it's more intuitive due to having all kind of tools at its disposal without being constrained by fixed cooldown.

The bulk of my complaint is specifically that the tooltips do not show the positional requirements unless you're level 52+ (or synced that high). They just kind of sneak it in without really telling you unless you review the tooltips for skills you've already been using to get up there in the first place. Worse, the positional requirements from the tooltips disappear when you're synced below 52. It's just plain awkward.

I think the positional requirements are fine. Even if I'm synced, I play like they're there, so it's not like it's a big change.

I actually have a problem with the fact that until level 62, there really isn't any complexity to the class whatsoever. Until you get Shinten (and subsequently Hagakure), the class is quite boring and monotonous with almost no oGCD usage, unlike Ninja, which even at lower levels has a couple oGCDs and Ninjutsu to weave in between globals.

If anything, I believe Kenki and Shinten should be unlocked much earlier in the leveling process so it isn't a snooze fest doing anything below 62.

I suppose having the kenki gauge unlocked at a much lower level would also make the tooltips more helpful in more cases because they'd be affected by the positional requirements at that same lower level. I can't really comment that well on the Shinten bit as I'm not level 62, but from a quick bit of searching and looking it up, wouldn't that basically require having the Kenki Mastery II trait around the same time to be useful? Otherwise it seems like you wouldn't have enough kenki most of the time for it unless you didn't also have Kaiten.

[Rongway]

The bulk of my complaint is specifically that the tooltips do not show the positional requirements unless you're level 52+ (or synced that high). They just kind of sneak it in without really telling you unless you review the tooltips for skills you've already been using to get up there in the first place.

One should review tooltips whenever getting a new trait anyway. "Oh, 'Increases Kenki Gauge when landing select weaponskills.' I should check which weaponskills. Oh, there are positionals now."

But if you want consistent action descriptions, there's the Job Guide, which lists each job's tooltips as they are at 70.