Tier List

[Vaeria]

1. BLM (thats right, not healer..and no, not biased..I brd it up)
2. SCH (because EoS is law)
3.DRG (if he really, and I mean REALLY knows what he's doing)
4. WHM (strong ya, but not nearly as indestructible as so many seem to think)
5. SMN (until WD revives where healers can give more personalized attention, smn's leash has really gotten..short)
6. WAR (pretty much a self-sustaining one man army. The day Yoshi extends Holmgram-w/e even 1 yalm, it bumps smn out the way.)
7. PLD (also a contender for the #5 slot depending on what his target priorities are besides the healer)
8. MNK (gonna draw fire for this but w/e. Til mnk gets an ff14 version of Asuran Fist or at least some more hp, it's just a walking mp sink for healers..assuming ones close by. The dispel is tactically..cute? but outside WD, its overall usefullness just doesn't compare to burst.
9. BRD (Yep...my crappy job is last. See..totally unbiased ;)

[Vaeria]

Considering WD is currently...dormant, which is another matter entirely, the above are just the thoughts for FL. Just a few explainations- BLMs 'left unchecked' can aoe sleep (better than smn bind since even targets directly in front can't be attacked still while up), flare, and LB. Just from personal observation but seen enough consistant times where blm dps is over smns (at least on Primal) to feel this way.

SCH vs WHM. Again...just from personal experience, I can't understand why people say whm is superior to sch (at least in FL) Perhaps many of em don't know how to effectively utilize their job's burst capabilities? (why I say drg > mnk easily) Assuming attunment's not up, once a whm gets stunned, it can be burned VERY easily (or just interrupts in place of stuns) SCHs...do not suffer from this problem. Good ol EoS to save the day. Once he dies that second time tho...

[Vaeria]

As for brd, its got a bad rep merely because 80% (probably higher) of the brds currently in PvP started out with FL and have no instinctive programing to position themselves correctly at all times (course 101 via WD) I feel like donating a free kill to the opposing team everytime I hear some idiot teammate bitch about me or another brd not standing on the flag while attacking, but newer brds who don't do their research pick up on this and throw positioning out the window. Theres also the fact that we have 2 completely useless mp abilities (if your team needs mp THAT bad beyond battle voice > ballad during downtime, they're hitting the wrong targets and deserve to be killed) and a 'healer LB', all which give the assumption we're only good for 'ticking the mages.' Hence, #9. (For the record, theres no such thing as the brd's burst phase or 900+ farshots! *inserts final line of The Usual Suspects.*

[tehomegaking]

3.DRG (if he really, and I mean REALLY knows what he's doing)

+1 To you.

I'm glad someone actually realizes that dragoon is one of the absolute best. Dragoon is designed for pvp. Crazy on command burst, burst is everything in pvp and dragoon has all the tools to apply it. Two gap closers, fetterward, weapon throw, and elusive jump (which is priceless). Opening burst is in excess of 8k+ damage in a little over 10 seconds in i80, 2 guaranteed interrupts via stun. Dragoon is an absolute machine.

That being said, it's no wonder most see it as an average class, the skill ceiling is too high for most and as such they all suck. There is 2 on primal that are god level though.