Incoming nerfs/changes

[Evangela]

Nerfing the mages because they can do ranged damages but not BRD and MCH?

WAR and AST are still OPed. Nerf them.

[Nakanishi]

Nerfing the mages because they can do ranged damages but not BRD and MCH?

WAR and AST are still OPed. Nerf them.

WAR and AST are not OP. They don't require anymore nerfs. (Notice that I said anymore, implying they already recieved hefty nerfs)

[Geologo]

Nerfing the mages because they can do ranged damages but not BRD and MCH?
WAR and AST are still OPed. Nerf them.

The caster nerfs were a result of how the JP play. They still consist the majority and are much more organized supposedly than us even without premades. That's probably why casters got nerfed and BRD and MCH were ignored. That and casters didn't have distance penalties like BRD and MCH do I guess.

Aside from a "stop asking fro nerfs, please",
The casters had effectively a very little bonus in my opinion for the distance during the Crystals fight, BUT as BRD when I see an all lone BLM in his beautiful Leylines, I go to shot him, because they become very visible.
Also I think all the classes have they little advantages / drawback, but it's pretty normal, for example even in pve BRD and MNK DPS are different, should I complain to get buffed on crystal as BRD?
(or even worse, ask to nerf the MNKs xD)

Anyway as Dimitrii said, BRD and MCH damage reduction linked to their range is up even for crystals, so if they nerfed caster because of the range, BRD and MCH didn't need any nerf about.
The true problem to me is how the nerf is implemented, -50% dmn is just a dumb "solution".