2014-01-26, 06:22 AM
Overall I've been completely disappointed in this class as a whole.
Bossing: Overall extremely lackluster and impractical on any new boss. The only bosses we're able to kill are old, archaic, useless bosses, that you're required to stand still at. I honestly feel even Mechanics are better at bossing than this class is. Despite the Bear-centric bossing mode, it is very bad at what it is supposed to do. Its Furious strikes requires you to use Paw Swipe three times before use, so basically you're unable to boss with mobility (Furious Strikes is stationary), you're unable to boss with reaction time (Furious Strikes has a long cast time, hits 4 times twice each attack, and requires three slow Paw Swipes before it starts), and the DPS isn't even that great once you get going.
Training: Overall BT's strong point. They have everything. If you want mobile training, Leopard. If you don't want to jump around, train with bear. If you want to leech, train in cat. There's really no wrong way with BT. Bear is extremely good in HoH as well. You can hit both platforms with Fishy Slap, and it lasts 13 seconds, and has a 10 second cooldown. It's extremely good in HoH.
Supporting: It's honestly only a party support. Its boss support is meh. I can see it going on smaller scale boss runs where there's extra room, but in boss runs where there's not much extra room available such as Chaos bosses, you won't see these much, unless someone wants to bring them along for their drop rate bonus or something like that. But for partying, they're very good. They offer a wide array of minimal-effect buffs that stack up to offer decent effects overall.
So if you don't expect to do any end-game bossing, BT is the class for you. If you do, move along. If you love grinding, this class is amazing.
Bossing: Overall extremely lackluster and impractical on any new boss. The only bosses we're able to kill are old, archaic, useless bosses, that you're required to stand still at. I honestly feel even Mechanics are better at bossing than this class is. Despite the Bear-centric bossing mode, it is very bad at what it is supposed to do. Its Furious strikes requires you to use Paw Swipe three times before use, so basically you're unable to boss with mobility (Furious Strikes is stationary), you're unable to boss with reaction time (Furious Strikes has a long cast time, hits 4 times twice each attack, and requires three slow Paw Swipes before it starts), and the DPS isn't even that great once you get going.
Training: Overall BT's strong point. They have everything. If you want mobile training, Leopard. If you don't want to jump around, train with bear. If you want to leech, train in cat. There's really no wrong way with BT. Bear is extremely good in HoH as well. You can hit both platforms with Fishy Slap, and it lasts 13 seconds, and has a 10 second cooldown. It's extremely good in HoH.
Supporting: It's honestly only a party support. Its boss support is meh. I can see it going on smaller scale boss runs where there's extra room, but in boss runs where there's not much extra room available such as Chaos bosses, you won't see these much, unless someone wants to bring them along for their drop rate bonus or something like that. But for partying, they're very good. They offer a wide array of minimal-effect buffs that stack up to offer decent effects overall.
So if you don't expect to do any end-game bossing, BT is the class for you. If you do, move along. If you love grinding, this class is amazing.