Quote Originally Posted by HaroldSaxon View Post
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First Arcanist's virus+fever has 90 second cooldown with virus immunity buff on target for 60 seconds, which leaves 30 seconds and that is HUGE gap between them. Having extra set ot virus isn't bad idea at all. For 'using it for specific mechanics' if you can hamper boss's damage more frequently, the better. It may not be the reason to bring SMN all the time, but utility is there to help and should never be a mandatory to make it through the fight.

Secondly current damage increase buff, except for NIN's trick attack, don't stack. Slashing debuff never stack and piercing and blunt can be applied only by a single class. Magic vulnerability can be applied by BRD. Only MCH can apply stacking debuff

Lastly casters don't have positional requirement and have range. Sure BLM can deal a lot of damage and melee will deal more with ease if there are no mechanics, but compare to melee, BLM does have fewer mechanics to worry about: i.e: cleave