Originally Posted by
Kylos
Are you tired of watching your pets have all the fun? Are you tired of standing back and using ranged attacks and elemental magic to stay safe? Perhaps you want to get stuck in there with a melee damage-dealing job? But then you realize, melee DD jobs don't work because they require a lot of support and end up dead from AoE and status effects. The job you once played every day for years, suddenly became a job you want to play, but no one will take. You want to keep it up-to-date, but what's the point if you can't play it?
I still feel this way about DRK. While I could use DRK for absolutely everything, it's not feasible. I would still struggle to stay alive against Escha NM, and instead of using an optimal setup using pets, rangers, or black mages, the melee setup would crumble before you can say "Wooo, look at me go!". Does anyone else feel like they can't use their favourite melee jobs anymore? Perhaps you're a SAM, and the only useful thing you can do is pop Perfidien and Plouton in Vagary. What happened to the almighty Samurai? What happened to the days when WAR was regarded a top tier DD? Did DRG ever get its time in the sun outside of Colibri camps?
So this is another bump. I know, shame on me. I only do so because SE REFUSES to acknowledge the fact that most melee DDs are useless in today's game. What's the point in playing DD when you can throw some Beastmaster pets at it? Why play melee DD when you can stand back and do damage as a Ranger and live through it? Why do melee DDs have such a hard time fighting in range, while pets, rangers and black mages can happily carry on with little-to-no repercussions? Yes, Beastmaster got a "nerf" by having their range shortened considerably, BUT IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, because people still throw Beastmasters at it, you just have to "not suck", and have some damage taken- equipment.
So I ask once again, for the sake of all those who love to get stuck in when they damage deal, click that little "Like" button down there, because apparently, SE only takes notice of threads with lots of likes. Unless you really want to keep playing BST, RNG, or BLM for everything. Again, I'm looking for a balance, I don't want melee DD jobs to take over the game so BST, RNG and BLM are left out (No more nerfs please), all I ask is .. throw us a bone or two. Give us something .. so I can be happy at this point of the games life.