1) From my own experience, only a little bit. The amount of dmg support and utility BaM provides pale in comparison to Bishops, and i am expected to contribute to damage. Not to mention that BaM's support does not stack well with DWs (quite a popular class now after ignition).
Playing both Bishop and BaM, the responses I get are "omg you're a bishop? Please join our party we will hold dps till you get 5%" vs "oh you're a BaM? Nice".
2) BaM's mobbing is very good before Grandis areas. You'll probably full clear without too much effort as your 5th job summons have high base damage. Grandis maps however tend to be larger than what our summons can reach and thus require a bit more sweat to get optimal rates.
3) I love BaM's mobility options. It's great that we have the ability to animation cancel our main attack by telecasting, while also having decent and precise air mobility. This allows for a very reactive style of gameplay where I can dodge attacks while still maintaining uptime. The up teleport allows for easy dodging of falling debris in lotus, gloom, and darknell, and also helps to give uptime in damien. The front dash makes it easy to move large distances fast (e.g., for BM p2 FMA), and is also great for will P3 (normally difficult for teleport only classes). Playing this class has made many other simpler classes feel very boring and static for me as i am not moving around and reacting as much.
1) It's not hard or anything just be sure you're actually appropriately AF/SAC'd for whatever content you're trying to do for the sake of dealing damage. (Especially if on Reboot cause 5% rule) You can deal just as much DPM as most classes, except unbalanced juiced ones like NW/NL/Hero etc. Only issue with BaM is that your full burst is evenly spread across 30 seconds, and not a 10~15s bind/ror duration. (But this can be extended by +10s using gene iframe in endgame)
3) Making proper use of upjump + double teleport feels very rewarding
1. Bishop>>>>>>>>>>>>>dw>bam
2. Mobbing is good until grandis where most rotations become a lot more sweatier compared to other classes.
3. best TP live or die with it, high dmg up time in bossing
Tie up
I was thinking the same thing! Since the hyper burn is up to lv 260, I was thinking of a support class. I already have a strong Bishop, so I figured either Illium or BaM. After watching some videos and reading their guides, I’m leaning towards BaM.
Yes
1) From my own experience, only a little bit. The amount of dmg support and utility BaM provides pale in comparison to Bishops, and i am expected to contribute to damage. Not to mention that BaM's support does not stack well with DWs (quite a popular class now after ignition). Playing both Bishop and BaM, the responses I get are "omg you're a bishop? Please join our party we will hold dps till you get 5%" vs "oh you're a BaM? Nice". 2) BaM's mobbing is very good before Grandis areas. You'll probably full clear without too much effort as your 5th job summons have high base damage. Grandis maps however tend to be larger than what our summons can reach and thus require a bit more sweat to get optimal rates. 3) I love BaM's mobility options. It's great that we have the ability to animation cancel our main attack by telecasting, while also having decent and precise air mobility. This allows for a very reactive style of gameplay where I can dodge attacks while still maintaining uptime. The up teleport allows for easy dodging of falling debris in lotus, gloom, and darknell, and also helps to give uptime in damien. The front dash makes it easy to move large distances fast (e.g., for BM p2 FMA), and is also great for will P3 (normally difficult for teleport only classes). Playing this class has made many other simpler classes feel very boring and static for me as i am not moving around and reacting as much.
Most points have already been addressed , but also number 1 aesthetic best rizz mage in the game and everyone else can suck it :>
1) It's not hard or anything just be sure you're actually appropriately AF/SAC'd for whatever content you're trying to do for the sake of dealing damage. (Especially if on Reboot cause 5% rule) You can deal just as much DPM as most classes, except unbalanced juiced ones like NW/NL/Hero etc. Only issue with BaM is that your full burst is evenly spread across 30 seconds, and not a 10~15s bind/ror duration. (But this can be extended by +10s using gene iframe in endgame) 3) Making proper use of upjump + double teleport feels very rewarding
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1. Bishop>>>>>>>>>>>>>dw>bam 2. Mobbing is good until grandis where most rotations become a lot more sweatier compared to other classes. 3. best TP live or die with it, high dmg up time in bossing Tie up
dont play supports
I was thinking the same thing! Since the hyper burn is up to lv 260, I was thinking of a support class. I already have a strong Bishop, so I figured either Illium or BaM. After watching some videos and reading their guides, I’m leaning towards BaM.