Pathfinder Burst/Deluge skill should scale with attack speed 10 in GMS, or further reduce action delays, after the introduction of the new "Auto Mode" feature.
Pathfinder is neither a hurricane class, such as Wind Archer and Bowmaster, that benefits from simultaneously moving and attacking, nor is it an attack speed class that scales with attack speed 10, such as Night Walker and Dawn Warrior, that benefits from a higher than normal attack speed cap at 10 instead of 8.
Pathfinders can't move while using Burst/Deluge like hurricane classes, nor does it benefit from GMS' unique feature to scale with attack speed 10. It's a class designed with the worst of both worlds.
As a result, Pathfinders tend to struggle to complete the same content, such as Baldrix, compared to other classes despite having similar Combat Power.
I'd love to see GMS make an exclusive change so Pathfinders can also benefit from attack speed 10 via the new "Auto Mode" feature for Burst/Deluge.
Unfortunately, KMS' 2 min patch was ported over to GMS without considering GMS' unique attack speed 10 feature for class balancing. The new "Auto Mode" feature for Pathfinder's Burst/Deluge combo skill was designed to reduce action delay, which can unintentionally increase damage output. To balance this reduced action delay, the damage % from Burst/Deluge was reduced as well. The intention was to create a smoother gameplay experience without increasing or decreasing total damage output. On paper, this makes sense.
However, in practice, the new "Auto Mode" feature did not reduce enough action delay to justify the amount of damage % lost. On top of damage % lost, "Auto Mode" was not coded to scale with attack speed 10, which further widened the gap between Pathfinder and other classes.
This "Auto Mode" feature had the intention to reduce attack/move delays in preparation for new bosses, such as Baldrix, that require constant movement to dodge and attack. But in practice, the feature failed to live up to expectations.
As such, Pathfinders are opting to NOT use the "Auto Mode" delay because it is inherently worse off compared to the original in-game macro option. In short, Pathfinders lost skill % damage in Burst/Deluge with no reduced action delay benefits.
I am formally asking developers in GMS to review the code in Pathfinder's Burst/Deluge "Auto Mode" feature and enable it to either scale with GMS' unique attack speed 10 feature or further edit/reduce action delay in "Auto Mode" for Burst/Deluge to make it worth using.
