Quote Originally Posted by Sleigh View Post
I know this is from the first page but ...



1. It's not 10-15 DPS in FCoB, it can be much, much more, 50+ easily. While insignificant in a group whose overall DPS is fine for the content, it was harder to bear back in lower gear, and even now it's a liability in T13 for many groups still progressing (and was a hell of a liability in T13 in the initial few weeks I'll tell you this). Also no, BLM dealing with movement is part of their job and their difficulty; SMN running out of MP is not in their design, or at least, it doesn't fit in their design due to their low-end numbers.

SMN MP management is supposed to be about not playing dumb, not playing a ticking time bomb game.2. BLM does not out-sustain MNK, DRG, or NIN on average. i120 melee out-sustains i130 BLM right now. If you want to go theoretical and assume no BRD playing songs at all over 10 minutes then yes BLM will be closer but that's not realistic.
It's not about playing dumb it's about keeping up DPS with other classes so our raid doesn't wipe on DPS checks. Progression Statics are simply not taking Summoners and opting to maintain the optimal static of BLM, NIN, MNK/DRG and Bard.