Quote Originally Posted by Cherie View Post
I'm not really sure why some people think that gauss/minuet are *nerfs* because the jobs perform exactly how they did before. By not using those new stances, you'll do the same proportional damage the job did before to other classes. Now, with the stance turned on, they can get a bit closer to the other dps jobs if played correctly. No more of bard being dead last, just like maybe one step behind? :P
This isn't true, though. BRD/MCH are about 20% behind the melee DPS *with* Minuet/Gauss, and they were about 20% behind them at 50 *without* Minuet/Gauss. Therefore, they *don't* do the same proportional damage. That's why in some sense it "feels" like a nerf--their overall damage is about the same relative to everyone else and they now are less mobile (and somewhat "clunkier") than before.