
I tanked for a PuG in the Deepcroft where the arcanist kept his topaz carbuncle out the whole time. I asked him why he was using it, and his answer was twofold:
"He deals the same damage as the other" and "It spreads aggro across enemies."
So, based on this extremely scientific statistical data of exactly one person, I induct that people think that Topy makes Emy redundant.
The second argument has some merit in that it can be used as a form of crowd control if Topy is micromanaged. This could come handy in later dungeons; I've heard the difficulty ramps a lot suddenly.
"He deals the same damage as the other" and "It spreads aggro across enemies."
So, based on this extremely scientific statistical data of exactly one person, I induct that people think that Topy makes Emy redundant.
The second argument has some merit in that it can be used as a form of crowd control if Topy is micromanaged. This could come handy in later dungeons; I've heard the difficulty ramps a lot suddenly.