Wondering if the order of jobs from most dps to least dps is still the same or not.

[Donjo]

The answer has, as it always has been, it depends.

The longer a fight goes on with high uptime, the better Monk and Summoner become. If AOE is the object, Black Mages just win. If Black Mages can just stand there and turret, they do well. In the longest fights, Bard dips down in order to prevent everyone else from running out of resources.

There is no such thing as the absolute undisputed highest DPS class. It's all situational. For example, Monk is the best at Turn 8 DPS, but they generally lose to every ranged class in Turn 9 because they lose uptime more often. Black Mages are still undesirable in fights where they must move a lot.

[SeraviEdalborez]

Bad Black Mages are still undesirable in fights where they must move a lot.

Good BLMs, on the other hand, know how to move efficiently and not lose much if any time to mechanics forced upon them.

[HaroldSaxon]

Good BLMs, on the other hand, know how to move efficiently and not lose much if any time to mechanics forced upon them.

Plus, with longer fights (like T8), Summoner and Monk are dependant on songs (mana and TP) to keep up their dps. BLM's are resourceless which is a large advantage. But its the only fight where its an issue.

[scarebearz]

Plus, with longer fights (like T9), Summoner and Monk are dependant on songs (mana and TP) to keep up their dps. BLM's are resourceless which is a large advantage. But its the only fight where its an issue.

I've never heard of Summoner's having Mana issues/Monks having TP issues on T9? Do you mean T8?

I do agree that a decent BLM wont lose much dps to movement heavy fights. xD But overall I would say we are middle of the pack when it comes to DPS Potential.

[HaroldSaxon]

I've never heard of Summoner's having Mana issues/Monks having TP issues on T9? Do you mean T8?

I do agree that a decent BLM wont lose much dps to movement heavy fights. xD But overall I would say we are middle of the pack when it comes to DPS Potential.

Yeah, that. I fixed my post!

[scarebearz]

Yeah, that. I fixed my post!

Ah xD

[Clarkamite]

Good BLMs, on the other hand, know how to move efficiently and not lose much if any time to mechanics forced upon them.

So much this. Don't understand the amount of "hate" that BLM's took this past coil. I run BLM (unless I feel like running Monk here and there) and have never had a problem with movement.

In answer to the OP, it definitely depends. In my static, it seems to work out where certain turns have a different best DPS. T6 is generally our Bard, t7 is usually our Bard or myself, T8 I've been pulling the highest numbers (much to our BRD's dismay for some reason), and on T9 it could be any one of us. Our SMN consistently pulls anywhere from 350-370 (sits at i106) so with that in mind SMN's seem to have the most reliable numbers. No matter what you're going to get the same amount from a SMN pretty much.