DT Benchmark Action Analysis

[Arkdra]

Or we could give Carbuncle new things to do. The solution isn't always amputation even if it seems easy to amputate at the sound of every cough.

I'd rather they delete it. One less thing to be cluttering up my screen.

Or if you want a more serious answer, the carbuncle sucks and it always has. Pet control has never worked in this game so any ideas relating to the carbuncle on that front get tossed automatically.

So then why not give it more abilities that work like the other summons? Because the one it has already sucks to use. Radiant aegis is a pain in the ass cooldown to use because it is unusable while you are using summon titan/ifrit/garuda until they do their big attack and dissipate so your carbuncle repopulates. Or for an even longer time period when you are in the middle of bahamut and phoenix phase. This automatically makes anything you strap to the carbuncle kind of insufferable to use. It also can't be a gcd because the gcd rotation is already tight on summoner. And given the previous limitation, whatever you added would be real hard to use in the 2 minute burst window anyway so why bother?

To prop up a fluff ability? I'm the wrong guy to come to with concerns like that, I am the lone kaiten removal defender. Whatever ability you would add to carbuncle is better added literally anywhere else in the kit. I would happily toss the rat into the garbage just to be able to use Radiant Aegis whenever I pleased.

[Daralii]

I'd rather they delete it. One less thing to be cluttering up my screen.

Or if you want a more serious answer, the carbuncle sucks and it always has. Pet control has never worked in this game so any ideas relating to the carbuncle on that front get tossed automatically.

So then why not give it more abilities that work like the other summons? Because the one it has already sucks to use. Radiant aegis is a pain in the ass cooldown to use because it is unusable while you are using summon titan/ifrit/garuda until they do their big attack and dissipate so your carbuncle repopulates. Or for an even longer time period when you are in the middle of bahamut and phoenix phase. This automatically makes anything you strap to the carbuncle kind of insufferable to use. It also can't be a gcd because the gcd rotation is already tight on summoner. And given the previous limitation, whatever you added would be real hard to use in the 2 minute burst window anyway so why bother?

To prop up a fluff ability? I'm the wrong guy to come to with concerns like that, I am the lone kaiten removal defender. Whatever ability you would add to carbuncle is better added literally anywhere else in the kit. I would happily toss the rat into the garbage just to be able to use Radiant Aegis whenever I pleased.

Old mainline game Summoner vs pet mage vs DoT mage vs any combination thereof is an argument that's been going on since the job was announced and will likely outlast the servers.

[Raikai]

Might be reading into things a lot, but Ast's effect sounded a little like a 'winding up' speed effect effect, and I know that's the sound of the action itself because right after that we can hear a distinct eastern bell sound effect for the Hellfrog Medium upgrade.

So very likely we get the rest of the aspected summons for SMN! I just can't see they adding just Ramuh and leaving the Ice and Water elements out. Also the SMN doesn't have the pet out... might be just for Dawntrail, but I wonder if they truly ended making the carbuncle optional at this point.

[Raikai]

I'd rather they delete it. One less thing to be cluttering up my screen.

Or if you want a more serious answer, the carbuncle sucks and it always has. Pet control has never worked in this game so any ideas relating to the carbuncle on that front get tossed automatically.

So then why not give it more abilities that work like the other summons? Because the one it has already sucks to use. Radiant aegis is a pain in the ass cooldown to use because it is unusable while you are using summon titan/ifrit/garuda until they do their big attack and dissipate so your carbuncle repopulates. Or for an even longer time period when you are in the middle of bahamut and phoenix phase. This automatically makes anything you strap to the carbuncle kind of insufferable to use. It also can't be a gcd because the gcd rotation is already tight on summoner. And given the previous limitation, whatever you added would be real hard to use in the 2 minute burst window anyway so why bother?

To prop up a fluff ability? I'm the wrong guy to come to with concerns like that, I am the lone kaiten removal defender. Whatever ability you would add to carbuncle is better added literally anywhere else in the kit. I would happily toss the rat into the garbage just to be able to use Radiant Aegis whenever I pleased.

Not delete it! As much as I would personally not have the carbuncle out during combat, let it just be a cosmetic spell for the summoners that want.

[SannaR]

It's all stuff we've already seen, hence my reply to the comment that there was no new PCT stuff.

Yeah. Though for me it was hard to pick out due to not being used to seeing what it looked like. That and the style isn't very flashy. We might have seen more VPR as it is the poster child. Or it's just the same amount we've already seen but at better angles outside of the LB3 that helped me become slightly more excited for the job. As I'm one who feels a disconnect between the job's moves and the name. I'm probably going to level up pictomancer 1st between the two of them.

[SannaR]

Not delete it! As much as I would personally not have the carbuncle out during combat, let it just be a cosmetic spell for the summoners that want.

For all we know the SMN could have been in a phase where carbuncle isn't visible. He does take a bit of time to reappear after a big summon has gone and done its thing. You can already be using an attack while they're phasing back in.

[TaleraRistain]

AoE Continuation could be fun

[Equitable_Remedy]

NIN: Hellfrog but now wearing armor and breathing blue fire.

Hellfrog Large let's go!

Seriously, EW NIN plays so well - I just want more of this. Give me an upgraded Bhavacakra as well, SQEnix.

[Derio]

Wonder if we are seeing two button AOE combos on healers instead of flat upgrades from the pvp combo system.

[rawker]

I'd rather they delete it. One less thing to be cluttering up my screen.

Or if you want a more serious answer, the carbuncle sucks and it always has. Pet control has never worked in this game so any ideas relating to the carbuncle on that front get tossed automatically.

So then why not give it more abilities that work like the other summons? Because the one it has already sucks to use. Radiant aegis is a pain in the ass cooldown to use because it is unusable while you are using summon titan/ifrit/garuda until they do their big attack and dissipate so your carbuncle repopulates. Or for an even longer time period when you are in the middle of bahamut and phoenix phase. This automatically makes anything you strap to the carbuncle kind of insufferable to use. It also can't be a gcd because the gcd rotation is already tight on summoner. And given the previous limitation, whatever you added would be real hard to use in the 2 minute burst window anyway so why bother?

To prop up a fluff ability? I'm the wrong guy to come to with concerns like that, I am the lone kaiten removal defender. Whatever ability you would add to carbuncle is better added literally anywhere else in the kit. I would happily toss the rat into the garbage just to be able to use Radiant Aegis whenever I pleased.

Excuse me but they've drawn in players that liked the original iteration. Wow let's hope they don't do the same type of rework to your favorite job.