Geneticist damage is pretty reasonable as it should be, unlike MA GX just 1 hit the whole content. I hate how they have made AB so OP that the concept of FS AB is now wiped out. The fact that we have no parties in RO is because even if we have party members there is no AB. All classes were meant to do something which made them unique but now it's only about money making. And that is how an MMORPG became an Online RPG.
As far as dmg in NCT and Turtle's is concerned maps should be tough or else reaching 175 will be a piece of cake. 175 should be considered as an achievement. The aura's don't mean as much as it meant back in days. Ah, how the game have changed.
FS AB isn't wiped out, but there isn't any real purpose for them at all anymore considering the AB now can deal good damage on their own. This however never stopped anyone newbie or not as slim pots were always available and it has been spelling out the ending of healers for a long time as it was.
Even when the 4th job comes out for us, you will be hard pressed to see much support passed people know Madiele Votum as they will focus on damage aspects of them rather than the support side, which offers nearly nothing more than a few negligible single target new stat buffs with 300 second cooldowns.
You tell me, why bother being FS in this day and age? And most importantly, would you do it? I know I will, but can you?