I'm doing 300~400 with occasional 500 Howling Fist on imps. (mostly accuracy gear, Avengers, and just Pahluwan body) I have no H2H merits because I suck. Raging Fists has been blowing ass at 150~200 dmg usually.
I'm in full agreement with Enitsu about not engaging HNMs. With C skill, you're not going to be doing any damage to something like Cerberus or Kirin. It just won't happen considering the lack of a combination of skill/gear/stats. I'm fully expecting to be subbing whm again and playing backup healer like bard, but maintaining full control of what the Automaton is doing (as the job really should be). I must say, Retrieving and Deploying it to not let it fuck up a crucial skillchain when it has Inhibitor equipped is looking like a skill most PUPs are lacking. I know I'd get booted from the alliance if I let Mandarin String Clipper right in the middle of the Light SC on accident.
Problem is, this won't even be a consideration until I gather the more important of the attachments that make the automaton worth a slot in the alliance. Until then (and, on top of that, until my linkshell witnesses its capabilities because they are mostly pup-haters or at least act like it) I'm coming as bard to every frickin' raid. And, good God I'm tired of being bard, especially at crap like sea.
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