Is 2 melee 1 caster 1 ranged going to be just expected from now on?

During Eden's Verse is was not uncommon to have double caster with Black Mage and Summoner. Some fights benefited from that as well.

Ranged buffs are pointless if the goal isn't to make the fourth dps slot flex. Full stop.

There is an amount of damage that ranged can deal that make it just as valuable to take as a melee on a Week One Savage Enrage.

Simply avoiding that issue by shafting ranged jobs has always been the absolute worst answer to this problem, and honestly I'm disappointed we are walking into the third year of this "balance" philosophy.

I wouldn't expect major changes until .3, but the developer explanations should hint at what their goals are.

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Originally Posted by Aurora428

Ranged buffs are pointless if the goal isn't to make the fourth dps slot flex. Full stop.

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I think if the top 3 total DPS jobs were BLM, SAM and MCH, then the fourth slot would be a very compelling and interesting choice per fight.

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Originally Posted by SaberMaxwell

I'm being dramatic lol. I don't know if 4 melee would be a thing but 3 melee 1 dancer is probably close enough tbh.

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It's been close to happen in Edensgate as well when the biggest damage gaps between melees and ranged was close to 14%.

The only reason people are reluctant to do it is ironically because of a certain website and their personal pages on it.