"closing the DPS gap"

[Shurrikhan]

I'll say this based on another thread I posted in to remind me of something. Don't you think the skill gap is too big when 2 brds in i270 (keep in mind these are aoe situations) where one does 4k-6k DPS, healer does 2-3K range and the unskilled i270 brd does 1200?!?!?!?!?!

Hyperbole aside... By fault of the system, no. By fault of the player (the shit Bard), yes.

But the only remedy for that is training, and not ceding to the lowest denominator.

Admittedly, there are concerns that contribute to "skill" gap that have nothing to do with thought, nuance, decisiveness, calculation, etc., but rather just being better able to hit the keys one wants to hit better than the next guy, where the gap could be reduced by simply reducing the amount of false option keys. But the rest? Is there really an issue with a someone who actually understands the priority system of his skills, CD sync, and his possible interactions with the given fight doing better than someone who can't be bothered to think about it or practice his job? Everything that isn't part of "just hitting buttons more accurately" is part of that.