Best DPS class in the game?

[Reiterpallasch]

I hate when people answer questions like this with "i'd say a skilled player will always do better with the weakest class than a novice player with the strongest class" and "There is no "Best DPS".... All classes/jobs have their pro's and cons", because they have nothing to do with the question.

When measuring which class is the best dps, you need to assume equal gear + skill, plus remove any other variables such as movement interrupting spell casts, melee needing to move out of range for boss abilities, etc.

Sorry if it's not what people want to hear, but no game is truly balanced, ever. In a standstill, whack the mob in the face until it dies scenario, there will always be a dps class that is better than all of the others, and one that is at the bottom.

Obviously people should play what they want and have fun with it. Nobody is saying you shouldn't. But for the question "What do you guys think is the top DPS class in ARR?" that is the wrong answer.

[Swick]

Sorry if it's not what people want to hear, but no game is truly balanced, ever.

I beg to differ, Pong was balanced as hell :P

[Azzaare]

I beg to differ, Pong was balanced as hell :P

I beg to differ too. First player in a Pong game has an advantage

That being said, this topic has no true answer. Too many variables are included. For example, length of the fight.
Short fight, tp users will not run out of resources so they can burst like hell. Of course, it is not true for long fight. BLM is unaffected by this length.
So which are the best? BLM or tp users? Answer is definitively none.

Have a nice launch and keep in mind that you can level up all dps classes and jobs on the same character anyway …