Quote Originally Posted by Gilraen View Post
If classes can clear Turn 9, content that my company mate with his static still have yet to clear in Jobs and high iL gear, then this notion that a class can't perform as well as a Job is pretty much empty and without merit. Keep waving your 'Jobs trump classes' flag but it's pretty cut and dry to me, ability trumps all.
A well coordinated group that already knows T9 like the back of their hand clearing T9 as classes doesn't mean classes are suitable in every situation. Just like the earlier example that an entire alliance of tanks and scholars clearing WoD didn't really prove anything besides how well skilled, coordinated groups can overcome unusual circumstances. Substitute in your average DF group made primarily of people who scrape the bottom of the skill barrel and you'll have yourself a tragedy if you attempted the same thing.

Played by equally skilled players, a Job will outperform its base Class. It's simple numbers. Jobs have more stats, more abilities (some of which are a big part of the Job's toolkit), and sometimes access to better equipment than the base Class. Yes, individual player skill is a big part of the picture, but skill can only get you so far on its own.