So I been working on my staff trials and spent hours solo'n slimes in the mire. Sometime in the middle of which I get an xp invite and go from 79 to 80. Afterwards I return to my slimes and notice that my Lunar Bay's are significantly weaker. Before they were doing 950-1200 but now at lv80 I'm lucky if I get over 900. I'm using all the same gear, subjob, everything. The only thing changed is my level.
lv79 -> 950-1200
lv80 -> 800-950
Don't get me wrong, I completely understand why this is happening. What baffles me is why the developers would design things in such a way that you get weaker when you level up. It makes absolutely no sense to me.
/end rant