spacecat278: Ffxiv balance changes make no sense, the sky is blue and xeno is still as bald as ever, everything is right with the world

ravenonpsn8050: I'm 100% convinced SE despises MCH beyond all shadow of a doubt.

xierotron: I can explain Gunbreaker getting buffed every patch, the devs keep forgetting they made it a tank as it was a dps in development and they go "is it doing as much as the other dps? No? Oh well buff it"

Ninetailsmaster16: they forgot which gun class was the tank and which one was the dps

astrealove1: As a GNB main, I see no issues with this. Becuase i'm not bald.

Paien75: Yoshi P - “make sure you buff the gun job guys”

Devs - “bet”

Susilo_Sovan: As a MCH enjoyer, these patch notes made me real sad

GlorpShakey: They can't even balance a game with no character / class customization and homogenization between classes of the same role.

marcossierra3498: Is it insane to say that for ff14 to be cured of the chaotic state it is in right now that the devs need to take a step back and overview everything. Feels like each expansion that comes out has caused a bigger rift in issues.

tyler5013: RDM is another one where they keep adding stuff to your burst without extending the buff to cover all the new parts of the melee combo.

banzaikawa: Chaotic Cyclone and Decimate being a loss on 3 targets now is hilarious to me.

shiznaztm: Machinist is so bad that even Xeno is talking about it.... god help us. Their balance team truly has no clue what they're doing.

Talcor: This is unacceptable, yoshi p needs to release an emergency patch to buff gunbreaker more as an apology

Kairax: As a summoner, i fakkin HATE this balance. 5 potency on ogcd. Verycool.

We are already suffering from a new kid while we are dealing with shitty lego pieces.

pressheart64: His explanation of warrior outside of dungeon content really helped me understand his issues with its lack of dps because I always assumed its survivability was the reason its damage was lower than the others.

NabaniSaa: I recall Yoshi-P wondering if Blizzard devs actually play their game.

I'm almost 100% sure SE doesn't even play there's.

Playerk125: i use to play MCH in Endwalker, but damme I'm so fed up with the balancing BS, its not even funny anymore, i gone so far and locket my MCH Job stone in a no longer paid retainer, i cant even change back in to this Job,

Druidlover: They could give flamethrower a use besides allowing you time to take a sippy during dungeon trash or they could continue turning the number knobs an inconsequential amount.

BlackBlur888: black mage changes are the worst thing they could ever conceive and the only people that like the changes are those that don't play black mage

Inhaledcorn: As a GNB main, I didn't want a buff to a skill that already feels like ass if I don't DH/Crit it. I wanted them to fix the wonky 2-cartridge 2-minute window. I don't want to be punished for uptime!

If the problem is fights with high downtime, then give GNB something to do during that downtime. Quick Reload is still there in the files! Just use that.

Edit: Further thoughts about what Xeno said about No Mercy: I could see them dropping Sonic Break or causing it to upgrade to Double Down since both it and Break have a 60s cooldown that basically want to align with No Mercy. They could either keep the DoT on Double Down or just make Sonic Break do raw damage.

Mangobushes: Hey Xeno! I really appreciate your content and the way you break things down! I wanted to bring up something about the recent Pictomancer changes because I feel like the nerfs could have been handled better, and it would really help if this issue got more attention.

While a nerf was expected (and deserved!), the way the numbers were adjusted has really hurt how the job feels. Paintings are now weaker than our filler, making Pictomancer feel like “Paintomancer.” Worse, the 1-minute burst (Picto Hammer) is now a DPS loss in full uptime fights, which feels really unintuitive—especially when Holy in White is now a better movement tool than Hammer in these situations.

As a result, we end up ignoring our 1-minute burst and just sitting on two stacks, just to use 1 for our 2 min burst during Starry muse. Since Starry Muse already provides a strong party buff, why not nerf that instead of gutting Paintings? Reducing it from 5% to 2-3% would still keep the job balanced while preserving its core mechanics.

Reaper follows this logic—strong personal damage but a weak party buff. Why not apply the same philosophy here? I’d love to hear your thoughts, and if you think it’s worth raising awareness. A small adjustment could go a long way in keeping Picto fun to play.

Sorry for the long read, i am just gutted about what they did to the job.

Even if you never read this, I still love your content—thanks for everything you do!

Kumatanium: The topic Xeno brought up about HoC vs. Every other tank defense....he is absolutely right!!

MurakamiTenshi: MCH players have kinship with SMN as SE hates pet classes, hates dots, and has no clue how to balance either class

UltimegaSeven: I still dont get how people want SMN to be more exciting and we got two reworked jobs (BLM and MNK) as a response in a way no one wanted or even could imagine. Like why does MCh STILL have the Flamethrower...

PewPewSol: Machinist and warrior about to get banned from pf again kekw

Kiobao: As a smn and mch player and one who wants to enjoy these jobs, and I'm no masochistic person, I feel personally attacked. I guess I'll try out blm.

What makes this weirder is that they are kinda bad at this and there arent other real ways to play these jobs. Its not like we have talent trees to balance, multiple skills you can pick from to think about, special weapon interactions like a double proc for something. Its mostly basic stuff and they still suck at balancing and designing things with the timers, buff windows etc. you can maybe have slight spell speed stuff making slight differences but it doesn't feel that impactful to me.

NatiiixLP: Anyone thinking SE know how to balance their game is completely delusional, lmao.

Apr 02 2025

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