Quote Originally Posted by Elnidfse View Post
Except half of what you say is completely invalid. Yoshi gives no care about defensive increases.



Your raise example means absolutely nothing because it's not what jobs are balanced around. And yes a slashing debuff is utility. You can apply it which allows others not to. Much how a NIN used to just be able to avoid applying his if a WAR was in the party.
Well, things like Raise SHOULD be taken into account. Even if BLMs were fixed to deal the same damage as a RDM (or even a little more), no one will take BLMs because they bring nothing extra to the table. A RDM's ability to Raise players and do s little healing can save the group from wiping. That's a pretty big deal. Ignoring the fact that they can do that is a huge mistake on any designers part.