STAT SQUISH, LOW HP, DPS...for me...SUCKS!!

[Nighthawky2010]

Even though I know Yoshi said they had to do the stat squish, all I can say its sucks. I remember coming into EW & seeing my HP go from 120K to 29k, it was like a punch in the stomach. Seeing my RDM, which is main, at 90 doing DPS as it did in SB is kind of disheartening.

I'm like could our HP be at least be 75 - 80k at level 90.

IMO, sometimes I do feel my RDM is weaker. Level 80 dungeons when playing ShB seem like a breeze & can get through 15 mins. Now, it seems to take longer. Seeing some of these bosses especially in Pandemonium hit you with 24k damage & u hitting back with 8-12k damage...just SUCKS...lol. Again this is just my opinion & how I feel.

[Shurrikhan]

Now, it seems to take longer. Seeing some of these bosses especially in Pandemonium hit you with 24k damage & u hitting back with 8-12k damage...just SUCKS...lol. Again this is just my opinion & how I feel.

So, an 8-man raid boss may hit for 2 to 3 times the typical per-attack damage of one in 8-players? Ahh, yes, the horror.

Level 80 dungeons take almost exactly as long now as they did then; slightly less time, as far as I've seen, since a greater portion of people doing them will have maxed out those dungeons' ilvl caps. That and one's ability to survive 1-2 consecutive hits are about the only thing of relevance. You'll get used to the new values in time. Or, if it really upsets you, level a new job and it'll push out your old expectations as your HP again slowly climbs, making level 80 feel like it has the same relative strength. That relative strength, the %, and whatever impact that may have on clear times (little to none, it would seem), is all that really matters.

[Shialan]

Nothing changed except the numbers. Everything still feels and plays the same. Also, the only damage numbers you are even seeing are your own, and you probably also only care about the big CH and DH ones. Or were you really thinking "Oh no, that tank buster hit me for 60k HP" instead of "Oh no, that tank buster hit me for 1/2 of my HP"?


But please, don't get mad because of my response. Just how I feel and my opinion. LOL.

[Somnolence]

Nothing changed except the numbers. Everything still feels and plays the same.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the consensus is that incoming damage in ultimate's is higher than it used to?

[Nighthawky2010]

Nothing changed except the numbers. Everything still feels and plays the same. Also, the only damage numbers you are even seeing are your own, and you probably also only care about the big CH and DH ones. Or were you really thinking "Oh no, that tank buster hit me for 60k HP" instead of "Oh no, that tank buster hit me for 1/2 of my HP"?


But please, don't get mad because of my response. Just how I feel and my opinion. LOL.

LOL...I wouldn't get mad at your response. You just sharing how u feel & your point of view, nothing wrong with that. I know SE had to do the stat squish. Just to me, it sucks to have my hp knock from 120k - 43k at level 90 & as an RDM to see my numbers from dpsing in ShB to EW go down considerably. I guess I am just still in the frame of mind that my level 90 should have a high hp number & do bigger number damage.

[Krotoan]

And this is why you shouldn't focus on the size of the # but the %.

[Shibi]

Size really isn't what's important.

[Saimeren]

Size really isn't what's important.

You're in denial if you actually believe that.

Ps. She's lying to you to inflate your ego.

[Nyvara]

Size really isn't what's important.

That's what he said..

[Arrius]

I do, however, have the feeling that the squish actually empowered the jobs even more.
I have never cleared dungeon runs as fast as I did before EW. Healers keep tanks up easier, Tanks live longer, and/or DPS burning faster through the trash.

It's wild.