Quote Originally Posted by Cynric View Post
The only two good ranged classes are SMN and MCH. SMN is ridiculously strong, In fact smn is so strong that you absolutely want a monk to one ilm them asap otherwise they are probably the strongest DPS in game especially if they take both offense and defense.
This is true, but Smn's also have a major downside. If you have a Smn on your team then it is almost required for them to take the def buff at the start of the match, because, otherwise, they'll die.

Smn's are very strong, but they're a glass cannon. Some of the fastest ending matches I've seen so far are ones in which my Dps team jumped the Smn immediately and pounded them into oblivion. If you can't kill them right away, then settle for their pet. That throws a wrench in the works too. Nine times out of ten, they are an asset and stand above everyone in dmg, but if you get a team who knows how to exploit their shortcomings then they can quickly turn into the weak link of the team and cost you the match.