[1.2.324] (3) Last chance!

I think most MM (Chameleonic4 aside) are currently content with our place in pre-big bang GMS. Kincking and screaming since 4th job? You can't tell me marksmen didn't completely suck balls until some more recent skill tweaks. 15 second snipe @ 99k damage? A joke. 3 second pierce @ 850% damage? Pathetic. Being stuck with strafe without anything but lolsnipe to augment DPS? Not exactly amazing.

However, with 5 sec snipe @ 200k damage, respectable. 1 second pierce, groovy. MM are good now. Not the best at any one thing, but good.

The big bang balance patch might take it a bit far, though, I do have a desire to want my class to keep up with the buffs that everyone else is getting, but I don't feel it's fair that ultimate strafe is as strong (potentially stronger with SI) than hurricane, AND 999k snipe @ 10 secs to augment damage, coupled with a VERY respectable 1150% Pierce @ .9 second charge time.

Basically, BM definately need a buff before this hits home.

You know I couldn't care less about all the DPS nonsense. Sure we may have appeared to have good mobbing skills, but they were/are slow and require time to set up. By the time we have a mob together and pierced it a BM/Corsair/DK/Shadower/Bish/Mage/NL/etc has already mowed it down. I have always been more concerned about how slow I leveled as a MM, and yes MM are at the lower end of SOLO training speeds, no matter what the DPS may say. I know I'm just repeating myself and no one ever listens...

I loved the MM skills, which is why I played one. I play a class for the fun of using the skills, not for the DPS.