Is it just me or are Marauders really hard to train?

Yah I read alot before pirates were released about how transform + shockwave build first was the way to go. I have lvl 21 shockwave and max transform and I still don't use either one. I actually kill faster NOT transforming, and I save more pots. 3rd job transform fails pretty hard.

I'm not sure why Shikage recommends shockwave first. There might be maps in JMS that are better for shockwave like in Magatia where the maps are pretty flat, and you can OHKO a mob of them with shockwave. That would only be good for low lvls though.

Without blast you're pretty much stuck doing slightly more than 2nd job damage all the time. Failwave can only be used for 2 mins with a really ridiculous cooldown. Backspin can be used to stun a mob, then you come in with blast to chance at critical to all 3. Not to mention blast's delay is very short. At gobis, you can recharge your entire energy bar with only 1 1/2 goby houses. So you're using blast almost all the time.

Is gobies really that efficient for brawlers though? Stunning would fail because they'd float to the bottom, and SSkick CAN'T be that useful can it?