Dude, your damage range is hardly higher than his at level 50. No wonder he can kill them faster than you.
Again, Steal is not that much stronger than SB, and just because it's a mob skill does not automatically make it much faster training if at all.
Oh PS: BoT and Assaulter replace Double Stab as a finisher. Steal is not faster than BoT, and Double Stab's speed is the only reason to keep using it in 2nd job. Steal's range becomes a non-issue in 3rd job and definitely in 4th job with Boomerang Step.
Anyway, like I said, max Steal if you want. I see that it has uses now, and I'm happy that they did that. The downside to it is that its damage is like that of a 1st job skill and that it gets replaced almost immediately by a much better skill. I'd still rather take the passive.
Again, Steal is not that much stronger than SB, and just because it's a mob skill does not automatically make it much faster training if at all.
Oh PS: BoT and Assaulter replace Double Stab as a finisher. Steal is not faster than BoT, and Double Stab's speed is the only reason to keep using it in 2nd job. Steal's range becomes a non-issue in 3rd job and definitely in 4th job with Boomerang Step.
Anyway, like I said, max Steal if you want. I see that it has uses now, and I'm happy that they did that. The downside to it is that its damage is like that of a 1st job skill and that it gets replaced almost immediately by a much better skill. I'd still rather take the passive.