For short term, can the number of dps per party be increased?

[Gormogon]

Edit: To clarify, I'm referring to switching roles after something like 6 months of play when a new patch that raises the item level comes out, or if the group is returning from hiatus and thus would not lose anything by switching things up.

It's a conflict of interest.

The whole point of a static is to take your "main" job into them. Once everyone's gotten their drops then the option of "switching" becomes open. Since you wanting to do something ends up with a conflict of the upgrades you and the other person has gotten come into question. Even if it's a +6 month period.

Yet if you're really want to "switch it up" then you're gonna have to wait for the lock outs to be removed and that's simply only gonna happen when it gets added to the DF since some statics don't enjoy doing old content.

[Fendred]

It's a conflict of interest.

The whole point of a static is to take your "main" job into them. Once everyone's gotten their drops then the option of "switching" becomes open. Since you wanting to do something ends up with a conflict of the upgrades you and the other person has gotten come into question. Even if it's a +6 month period.

Yet if you're really want to "switch it up" then you're gonna have to wait for the lock outs to be removed and that's simply only gonna happen when it gets added to the DF since some statics don't enjoy doing old content.

Again, this is missing the point of my post entirely. There are a ton more people wanting to play DPS than tanks or healers. As a result, anyone playing tanks and healers are pretty much perma-locked into those roles. Meanwhile, dps can switch to different dps jobs during interim patches with far less effort and fuss.

You can't be seriously suggesting you would play the exact same thing practically forever. I mean, we aren't talking about someone switching up on a short term basis here. We're talking six months, which is often the lifetime of many static teams.

[Gormogon]

Again, this is missing the point of my post entirely. There are a ton more people wanting to play DPS than tanks or healers.

Actually I understand your point and the issue isn't that.

The issue is a conflict of interest. The two tanks are gonna get geared in the long run since obviously the ones tanking are gonna have priority.

If you want a DPS or Healer to tank in your place to play as another role 1 you're going to have to gear them and 2 you're gonna have to show them how to tank. If you want that to happen.

[Fendred]

Actually I understand your point and the issue isn't that.

The issue is a conflict of interest. The two tanks are gonna get geared in the long run since obviously the ones tanking are gonna have priority.

If you want a DPS or Healer to tank in your place to play as another role 1 you're going to have to gear them and 2 you're gonna have to show them how to tank. If you want that to happen.

... and in my example, I mentioned the switch was to occur when a new content patch comes out that raises item cap and removes lockouts, or that all members returned to the game roughly at the same time, thus current equipment is a moot point.

Also, the DPS to tank and healer ratio problem isn't an interpersonal issue. You should well know that a game is something to be enjoyed, and forcing people into playing stuff they don't want makes no sense. The problem isn't the social situation, but what is causing the social situation to occur in the first place.

You are basically inferring that it's my fault for not wanting to tank anymore, which is total and complete nonsense considering the larger issues at hand. In the process, you are missing the entire point.

[Gormogon]

I mentioned the switch was to occur when a new content patch comes out that raises item cap and removes lockouts, or that all members returned to the game roughly at the same time, thus current equipment is a moot point. thus current equipment is a moot point.

Just because new content is released doesn't mean that old content is moot. Accessibility increases with ease, only. Once Third Binding Coil of Bahamut is release it wont magically mean that everyone has downed Second Coil of Bahamut. Even now there's people doing T1-T5.

It may be "moot" to you and those that have cleared it enough to gear all their jobs. Yet that doesn't mean that in general the content is no longer relevant.

Thus again, if you want to do something about your situation it will only lead to a conflict of interest unless you can work something out with your static.

Now if you no longer want to Tank and your static doesn't want to work something out with you, then you know what your options are.