So, what is the hold up on Beastmaster?

[MonsutaMan]

As for one pet being better than the other (I was of that mindset too....), that is a non-issue for an mmo which does not even have a true pet class to begin with, thus plenty of time to balance things. Jumping to conclusions saying catching a variety of pets won't work, is simply dealing with hypotheticals.


XI was not Pokemon by any means.......but there were a number of pets to chose from.

In XI, it is situational......But people "Believe" one pet is superior to the other.

"Grasshopper"

......Which is good for AOE enemies, but the Hippo and Gambodge are better for single mobs. Hippo can hit the damage cap (99,999) under Unleash and both can close light SCs.

The pink bird, slug & beetle are better for tanking

The Slug can also severely debuff mobs. "Superior" is subjective in XI. A grasshopper user may do more Ready Move damage than the Slug, but is he really superior if the Slug is waaay more durable, plus putting -33 defense and attack down on a boss? Also -10% max hp down? No......

I mostly use the grasshopper for AOE, such as low lvl farming. I rarely use him on high lvl stuff. Another thing to keep in mind, XI had an ecosystem. Where you offered the party a HUGE damage and damage taken reduction boost for using a pet which was strong to the mob you were fighting.

There are ALOT of ways this team could go with pets.

[kaynide]

As for one pet being better than the other (I was of that mindset too....), that is a non-issue for an mmo which does not even have a true pet class to begin with, thus plenty of time to balance things. Jumping to conclusions saying catching a variety of pets won't work, is simply dealing with hypotheticals.


XI was not Pokemon by any means.......but there were a number of pets to chose from.

In XI, it is situational......But people "Believe" one pet is superior to the other.

"Grasshopper"

......Which is good for AOE enemies, but the Hippo and Gambodge are better for single mobs. Hippo can hit the damage cap (99,999) under Unleash and both can close light SCs.

The pink bird, slug & beetle are better for tanking

The Slug can also severely debuff mobs. "Superior" is subjective in XI. A grasshopper user may do more Ready Move damage than the Slug, but is he really superior if the Slug is waaay more durable, plus putting -33 defense and attack down on a boss? Also -10% max hp down? No......

I mostly use the grasshopper for AOE, such as low lvl farming. I rarely use him on high lvl stuff. Another thing to keep in mind, XI had an ecosystem. Where you offered the party a HUGE damage and damage taken reduction boost for using a pet which was strong to the mob you were fighting.

There are ALOT of ways this team could go with pets.

Man I remember when Bernie was all the rage. They added a hippo?! I might have to go back…

[VictorTheed]

I'd like Beast Master to have dual maces for it's weapon choice.

I want it as a tank but I'd be happy with melee or physical ranged DPS, just give me dual maces, that's how I picture my Beast Master.

I used this exact set up for my Beast Master on Elder Scrolls Online when I played the Warden class.

[MonsutaMan]

Also, BST without the ability to tame what they encounter, is like SMN with no SMNs. This is what defines BST. BST in past FF games were able to tame creatures they encounter. Don't half-A$$ it. if BST cannot tame a multitude of creatures they encounter, don't even release it.......because you will end up with something that makes no sense, Blue mage.