Making a Dual Blade, Help?

Yes, it is true db skills were nerfed like crazy 1st and 2nd job. But 3rd job skills were buffed a lot. Bloody storm used to be about 240% and hits twice up to 8 enemies. Now it is 420% hitting twice and hitting 8 enemies. On final cut, I can do about 150k-90k-25k-20k with bloody storm. Also, the skill upperstab was doubled in damage. It used to hit once at 255%, but now it hits twice at 255%. Mirror image's damage was increased from 60% to 70%, but it is still 70% of your damage range, not your previous attacks.

Upper Stab Got stronger, but not twice as strong. Before it's 255% (or was it 245%? can't really remember) of your damage range, like Tornado Spin and Sudden Raid. Now it's divided into Dagger/Katara like rest of the skills. Before I can hit 199,999 with merely 15k range on bosses (factoring Final Cut and Thorn), and now I hit much, much less per hit with higher range.

Mirror Image was 80% of your damage range even though the skill description says 60%. Now it's -more like- 70% of your skill's damage. Try it with Final Cut. There's no way my Mirror hit can break 200k if it still look at my damage range.


@ Thread Starter:
You might want to have enough Dex to wear lvl 80 Top and Bottom in the future (even if you use dexless Dagger/Katara), but right now Sauna's fine.

I would say Dual Blade can level pretty fast if you train at the correct places, especially in 3rd job where you get your main training skills AND bossing skills maxed. Maybe not as fast as Wild Hunter from 30 - 70 after the nerf, but still fairly fast.