Idea: Split Archer into Bard and Ranger

[Shaddai]

Incorrect, gameplay and performance aren't hand-in-hand. A 60 MNK that's wearing ilvl 1 costume gear will have terrible performance because they don't have any stats aside from their base stats, but they'll play exactly the same as a level 60 MNK that's wearing ilvl 200.

But then by your logic, you agree that class is more important than job when it comes to gameplay because your performance wouldn't be anything on a Monk without GL which is a class trait, not a job skill. And your performance on a BLM would be garbage without AF/UI, which is a class trait, not a job skill.

No they wont play the same. you have less skills, less utility, as well as less stats. You use GL to make a point, yet GL is a dmg ans speed buff yet you ignore the other job skills. Seriously stop posting. I said hand in hand not equal. You even said it. Think about that for a moment.

[Aiselia]

you have less skills, less utility, as well as less stats.

Uh, no, having a lower ilvl doesn't make you have less skills and less utility. It just makes you not hit as hard.

Seriously stop posting.

No.

You even said it. Think about that for a moment.

No I didn't. I said it was by your logic.

By your logic, since you say that performance and gameplay go hand in hand, you agree that classes are more important to define a role than jobs because that's where the basic mechanics and skills come from. If you disagree, go run a dungeon and use ONLY your job skills. See how well you do. I can guarantee that a MNK that's using only job skills will do a lot worse than one only using class skills. And that's because job skills only enhance the class, not define it.