We get buffed in next update!

[Spider-Dan]

It's true!

...but only in a lefthanded way.

It appears that multihit WS will be reduced to 1% TP gain for all extra hits. We don't use multihit WS, so while everyone else gets worse, we stay the same. = RNG buff

Plus, NIN and MNK are getting Subtle Blow job trait. So far, it's thought to do one of two things:

Less mob TP accumulation per hit (yay for /NIN Barrage)
or
Less enmity for attacks (yay for /NIN, period)

We are looking pretty golden.

[Peppara]

When is the next update scheduled for?

[Trimpton]

Was thinking the same thing myself.

And the fact that barrage will still be a big TP generator will push that fact even further.

[krycis]

Sadly SAM needs something like Barrage. RNG gets to do all the damage, we should get the TP! =)

SAM feel the same way about the patch, since we have our glorious 2-hit skills. We are worried, however, that the patch will disallow us the ability to self-chain. One perk, if small, of an otherwise semi-lacking job.

But as Im leveling RNG and liking it a lot, if I get /NIN, this could be good news for me anyway. ^^

[greysenn]

If multi-hit WS's gets nerfed as hard as it's suggested, then Sam get a huge indirect boost. Heh, they get their jobs back (mad tp) that they were orignally getting hosed on because of multi-hit WS Tp return.

In anycase though, it's pointless to speculate on it until it actually happens. Nobody really knows what the exact changes will be in the patch. (Or the follow up patches)

[Feldor]

mmm

If sam wanted somthing like barrage...they'd get to level 60...level ranger to 30, and wow, they have somthing like barrage...OH WAIT, nonono, they HAVE barrage^^

[krycis]

I didn't mean that,

The common concensus is that SAM is want for an ability post-30. One of the things that has been brought up is an ability that would allow for an "extra hit" ala Jump or some such.

To just say that you must sub another job to make up for a main job's lack of depth is pretty ridiculous. RNG is a great main due to many abilities and wonderful play depth. Im not here to crusade for SAM, but it is definately lacking after you get Meditate. Two TP Stores that are marginal in effectiveness at best.

As for the "de-gimping" of 1-hit weaponskills, we'll see how this pans out....along with subtle strike, et al.