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[Sechs]

Yes I seemed to recall that for DRG.
Basically it was the best item for a situational build on a job which doesn't normally mainhand polearms (granted that it was a highly underestimated build, when done right, but still...)

Hard to disagree with people saying that the effort/reward ratio were a bit off. If you judge in terms of items it totally was.
Gotta say though it was a pretty fun and challenging event with cool story/cutscenes, that alone made it worth doing at least once.
Farming it? Not so much...

[Damane]

I was making irony through an hyperbole.
Even still, there is some truth in my words.
You guys are comparing the utility of a no-RME GEO, a no-RME SMN (in the scenario Damane posted), a no-RME COR versus a Relic + lv99 Empy BRD.
It's not the same thing.

Take Ghorn out of the formula and stick a Terpander in there. BRD still not useless of course, but the scenario becomes slightly different.

I dont see the problem, the point I was makeing is that BRDs are very flexible in terms of their buffs and can give everyone what they need, while GEO is just stuck on 2 buffs or debuffs, you either want them or you are sol and cant benefit from them at all. COR is somewhere in between. more powerfull buffs vs giving up flexibility in terms of buffs. seems fairly balanced to me. BRDs PT can move around freely, while the GEO's PT is static, or the GEO has to do the pita of constantly recasting luopans.

[Sechs]

BRDs PT can move around freely

In theory! Not in reality.
Not denying BRD's bigger versatility compared to the other jos, since that's pretty obvious and out of question
But there's a limit to that.
You cannot pianissimo all songs, especially when you have to cast 4 and you're rotating between parties.
Let's not talk about the amount of times that single PT member gets out of range from your NiTro songs fucking up your rotations...

[fantasticdan]

polearm was extremely strong at 75, not sure what the lol is about

Maybe, but wasn't love halberd better?

[Damane]

In theory! Not in reality.
Not denying BRD's bigger versatility compared to the other jos, since that's pretty obvious and out of question
But there's a limit to that.
You cannot pianissimo all songs, especially when you have to cast 4 and you're rotating between parties.
Let's not talk about the amount of times that single PT member gets out of range from your NiTro songs fucking up your rotations...

you dont need to pianissimo them all, and you just noted brd rotations which is very nice for allys. the only limit to brds flexibility is song duration imho.

[Sechs]

you dont need to pianissimo them all, and you just noted brd rotations which is very nice for allys. the only limit to brds flexibility is song duration imho.

My Carnwenhan cries with all the dispelling stuff I've seen recently in Incursion when you go there with an Alliance >.>
Hardly ever get a chance to even use NiTro honestly.
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[ccl]

You need to have the same number of stunner as /assist and dispel will almost never happen.