SAM PVP: How are you supposed to play this class?

[EmilySummerstar]

So continued testing of the class, SAM's playstyle is basically a neutered version of NIN, Every toolkit and ability to mitigate and dps the group is outshined by NIN ability to do it better, at a distance and toe to toe.

They really need to make that buff more apparent. It leads to a lot of players just not attacking SAMs at all (buff or not). Even worse is during all of the chaos of most fights, when you don't have them targeted, it's easy to hit them with AOE without knowing.

It feels a lot like:

SAM: "Why did you hit me? How dare you hit me"
Me: "Sorry?"
_SAM uses Cheese Sammich_
_You receive the status KO_

An ability status that can one shot other players should be more apparent. It should at least be as apparent as the miniature solar system orbiting RDMs declaring that they're using White Shift or Black Shift.