Average DPS for different jobs in T9?

[Havenchild]

Try 30s timeout and see the numbers for yourself. The amount of downtime in T9 will make MNKs cry. 380-400DPS on T9 for a MNK? Maybe try again with BiS FCoB gear.

That's why T9 should never be used for DPS measurement unless you are parsing phase by phase.

Which makes the most sense.

If multiple people want to parse then simply roll with default settings from the beginning. (Granted different parsers starting with the same settings). Once one person tries to tweak their parser to feel better about their DPS, it throws other ones off unless everyone does the same.

There is no benefit in trying to factor in downtime other then to try and create the illusion, your DPS isn't as bad as it may be. It just artificially lowers everyones dps number to account for a time when, you're DOING NO DAMAGE because NOTHING IS TARGETABLE, (by shortining the distance between party members), which yes is very silly. Saying someone did over 60 DPS more (on a merged parse), vs someone doing only 20 -30 DPS more (unmerged equivalent), influences the way it sounds so that one isn't as bad as the other, despite them both being equal.

Not to mention the general public as a whole parses phase by phase. Good luck bragging about your 280+ DPS, not many will sit and do the math for you even if you say it's unmerged. You're just gonna wind up looking bad. Parsing phase by phase also helps you target your weaker areas easier in a fight where as unmerged does not.

Unmerged parsing also gives you a fake number for what your really doing in damage over time. The actual damage you do in game is higher on average then what a parser factoring in downtime will show you. (in terms of the DPS number, by forcibly injecting time). You wouldn't even be able to accurately reflect your own numbers from a training dummy to gauge yourself correctly, because there is no forced downtime on a dummy to factor in to your parse.