What do you mean, precisely, when you say they sacrifice a lot of power? I was under the assumption that they dealt the most damage per second, and were the most efficient damage dealers. Am I wrong?
I do know that Make Up has severe drawbacks, as well. For one, your MP is constantly draining. Two, when Make Up ends your life and MP is cut in half. Three, you have pathetically low DP and HV so you take far more damage than other cats.
I still think it's worth it, out of personal preference. I mean, if I really wanted a totally awesome character stat-wise, I wouldn't have chosen cat at all :P Seems like all three branches of cat builds have their drawbacks, and I don't know how to make a good hybrid.
PS: No offense to your friend, but maybe it's just his own opinion? It's not like the MU cats are coming in droves saying that Make Up build sucks. Maybe it's just not his thing, and he chose the wrong build. However, I may turn up just like him, months and months from now, crying about how I wasted my life to level up and get Make Up
