Quote Originally Posted by Lavieh View Post
Since SE has nerfed my ability to post long posts:
^^^ This is essentially a TL;DR Version.
Unfortunately, not posting the entire well thought out thread you posted on Reddit is a disservice. They say they read those other "forums" but not to have it all on the official forums makes it feel like we aren't saying what needs to be said.

The problem really is, that this has been a known issue since the start of 2.4 more than a month ago. They saw fit to nerf one class introduced last month and prop up another. All without saying anything about SMN. If the difference between SMN and the rest of the pack was not significant (and only grows to be a wider gap as we gear up) then we would not be here talking about it. But the DPS Gap is immediately felt in Turn 10. Its not something that is hidden at all. Unlike the OP I do not want to be forced into another class. I love being ranged. I can not swap to BLM, so I am left with having to be the guinea pig forced to play monk if I choose to change. I don't want to. I want YoshiP&Co. to get their heads out of the clouds and fix this situation instead of forcing me into a class I didnt really enjoy when I leveled it up.