Do NOT make the same mistake as FFXI.

[MeowyWowie]

in heavy party content only people in dedicated groups will be allowed to do the events as something other than optimal. lets not kid ourselves, making some jobs comparatively ineffective means by and large, the community wont use them as much.

They're not "ineffective" they just require more strategy. Timing, positioning, reaction speeds, all play a large roll. You just have to think.

[Warp]

They're not "ineffective" they just require more strategy. Timing, positioning, reaction speeds, all play a large roll. You just have to think.

You give your fellow man too much credit!

[MeowyWowie]

You give your fellow man too much credit!

Unfortunately, I'd have to agree lol.

[Physic]

They're not "ineffective" they just require more strategy. Timing, positioning, reaction speeds, all play a large roll. You just have to think.

and for that extra work do you do more or less damage than the archer? because while i do enjoy reacting and dodging enemy skills, (which it is less, since Archer is probably more dps even with both of us just straight attacking all day, and definitely if i have to run from aoe while he can stand and continue to dps just under the glds hate threshold)

if at the end of the day all that work gives less actual dps, and utility to the group, i am still comparitively ineffective, and i have to work way harder at being so.

If they cant get creative with the boss ability to deal with ranged attacks, or deal ranged threats to people who dont have hate, then the only other thing i can see doing is increasing melee dmg so its actually worth all the risk, and skill full play to go in close.