Quote Originally Posted by Chuchuroon View Post

I'm also a little wary that you place DAMAGE as the #1 issue as opposed to healing and utility/support, which is really the area where DNC can truly shine. DNC was not created as a "pure" DD, and "heavy" DDs such as MNK and DRK etc are not even half as versatile as DNC. To appear to ask SE to focus first and foremost on their damage-dealing abilities as opposed to the unique abilities (instant heal and erase, sambas, steps) I fear would lead them astray from the uniqueness of the job. You can deal great damage on many other classes, but no other class can be in the frontlines and yet dish out a ton of healing and support as well as a dancer can.
I think he places damage as the (currently) most important aspect of DNC is because that's where DNC is very competent in. DNC can't hold it's own to a WHM ( and really, who doesn't have one now a days) SCH/RDM/BLU are also superior outside abyssea as well. Just for the fact that they have mutliple tier'd cures, -na's/erase that aren't tied to the same recast timers as cure, etc. However, on the DD side of DNC, they can rank as one of the highest DPS jobs.