Quote Originally Posted by Sinsain View Post
How are some of these Sams on FFlogs pulling 5k+ dps in v3s
There's a lot of factors to remember when looking for 'validation' there.

Most importantly, Balance is the only filtered damage increase there. You can't forget that Embolden, Spear/Arrow, and other damage increases are definitely present, but not well represented at a glance. Look into those high number runs and see the uptime of those buffs, or how many are stacked, etc etc.

Two, this raid tier was smashed pretty quickly by more than the average amount of groups. Given the amount of damage SAM does and how many people are playing it right now, it's almost certain that raid groups prioritized giving their SAM the 345 weapon. If not that, the 340 weapon tome/upgrade material.

Three- Clear times. The faster you clear, the higher your sustained numbers will be. And there's some SAM that are in parties clearing 1-2 minutes ahead of other teams for example.