By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2015-03-05 15:10:13
A few thoughts on that:
- The PDT II -25% is incredibly valuable on fights where shadows aren't going to cut it, or when stunned/petrified/terror'd.
- Aftermath is still very potent, and your TP gain will likely make up for the lack of impressive WS damage compared to Savage Blade.
- AoE Liement makes the JA significantly more practical than before; Normally since you can keep Vallation/Valiance going fulltime, you probably don't find a need for Liement as much, but added to the things you can protect the party with, it helps a lot. Between Valiance, One For All, and Liement, it's very easy to regularly protect a party from powerful elemental AoEs (Astral Flow, Implosion, and Static Prison come to mind).
- Future updates could potentially turn the tide on RUN's WS choices to favor a great sword again. Also, since it's a RME weapon, if there's an increase to item level, it'll surely be brought up to stay relevant.
If you don't find yourself playing RUN often enough to make that kind of investment, then I'd say sit on it some more.