Best DPS class in the game?

[xyaie]

Here's a test. Two SMN in AK, almost killed the first NM (the priest) before he pops his summon, about 10% hp left. Two BLM, couldn't get him to the same 10%hp, more like 30%.

I was one of the smn, as well as one of the blm (two different runs in case you need help figuring out).

A lot of people here go by what they see in their parse. What they can't comprehend is that for a SMN, shadow flare and the dots on other adds, it's not counted. So, when they see their parses and see SMN as the 4th or 5th in the damage column, it is believe they are not good at dps. This is farthest from the truth. SMN can be top or barely 2nd in the damage department.

while i agree summoner might very well be top dps, i dont believe your post contributes to that at all. 1 low HP mob (not a full boss, burstable down in a few seconds) not only speaks for how much you can burst rather than actual dps on a 3-8 minute boss fight, you are also considering 1 test of each pair, and a total of 2-3 players skill/gear and using it to predict what a class is capable of, or what a class performs on average.