Companion Strenth/Health Focus Vairety

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neonovas

Dalayan Adventurer
First off: I know that the wiki is incomplete and does not have every item. If there are any i havent listed let me know so i can add them. I also know that i can equip the item to get the focus and take it off, but that shouldn't be a requirement. You also must be wearing them anytime you cast a pet, zone, or refresh. So while BST can actually equip a lot of these items, having to swap them on everytime you zone or when you refresh every hour is.... =(

My Suggestion/Request: Add Companion Health 5/6 & Companion Strength 6 Focii to 1-4 items in the appropriate tier that currently lack a focus and have melee stats. I know that Focii aren't supposed to be easily available but from looking at the stats on what is on the Wiki, many of them look like items BST got slapped on just so they could have access to the focus.

Here is all of the 5/6 Focii on the Wiki
Companion Health V
* Crown of the Beast - INT stats
* Dried Corpse-Skin Slippers - No BST
* Fossilized Bone Fragment - BST would use
* Mantle of Resonation - Mix of both
* Silk of Infection - no BST
Usable & Practical for each Pet class
Beastlord: 1 (20%)
Magician: 4 (80%)
Necromancer: 3 (60%)
Conclusion: Beastlord could use 2-3 items with the focus to match MAG/NEC

Companion Health VI
* Alakazarr, Grand Summoner - MAG only
* Deep Water Mantle - no BST
* Halo of Tutelege - no BST
* Silk Sash of the Tactition - INT Stats
* Coveted Silken Sleeves - Caster stats
* Flame-Retardant Draping - Caster stats, some AGI
Usable & Practical for each Pet class
Beastlord: 1 (17%), the only Item being the Flame-Retardant Draping which isnt that practical
Magician: 6 (100%)
Necromancer: 5 (83%)
Conclusion: Beastlord could use 3-5 items with the focus to match MAG/NEC

Companion Strength V
* Amulet of Leadership - Caster Stats
* Fists of the Frozen Dream - BST only
* Xaxazan's Ceremonial Patch - Melee Stats
* Legwraps of the Stampede - MNK/BST only
Usable & Practical for each Pet class
Beastlord: 3 (75%)
Magician: 1 (25%)
Necromancer: 1 (25%)
Conclusion: NEC/MAG could use 1-3 items to match BST

Companion Strength VI
* Mystical Summoner's Shard - Caster Stats, Secondary only
* Shifting Face of the Controller
* Silken Sleeves of Seduction - No BST
* Ray of Light - Secondary only
Usable & Practical for each Pet class
Beastlord: 1 (25%)
Magician: 4 (100%)
Necromancer: 4 (100%)
Conclusion: BST could use 2-3 items to match NEC/MAG

Overall Conclusion:
For Companion Health and Companion Strength 6 NEC/MAG have many many more options accessible for them. For Companion Strength 5 NEC/MAG are lacking compared to BST.
I also noticed that there are many rank7 items as there are rank 5 and 6 combined. So even adding 2-4 of each rank means there will be as many/more Rank 7 as Rank 5 or 6 individually.
 
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I have considered making this post myself a few times. Well outlined.

For the most part, Beastlords get the shaft in Companion Focus effects. It would be nice to seen some mods thrown on existing melee gear in some fashion. I would think handling this like the bard instrument mods would be pretty satisfactory.
 
This is a very valid point. Between our pet classes, we've seen a number of CH and CS items come down in our tier (6/7) that are caster-specific or heavily caster focused and more or less nothing in the way of Beastlord gear. It would be useful if it could be added to a small handful of items so it wouldn't be necessary to a) give the Companion focus items to the casters first and then b) be given to the BST to fill a bag slot.
 
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