When brd used to do the lowest DPS on 2.0, it was due to his massive support, but a brd could still atain good dps in fights involving massive movement and with a little help from drg. Now brd and mch are way too off? that difference can't be attained with a drg piercing buff. Besides are Drg still mandatory for ranged dps? And any buff Sam gets will push his numbers even higher, and Sam will hog all the buffs.

Atm the balancing is off. Sam (and Blm aoe) damage are just too high. Besides so many ex-mch, ex-drg, ex-mnks flocking over too Sam. If it weren't for Bahamas summon, even more Smn would now flock over to Blm.

Hasn't SE learnt a thing or two from making anything too OP? Looking at balances, Drg 3.X Mch 3.4 etc.

Maybe Mnk can keep up in 8 man raids with multiple melee in the comp, but seeing how far behind the other dps are, SE over did it with Sam. Just like with Nin at its launch.