Quote Originally Posted by TsuKoj View Post
Actually balance should only ever be done at perfect play, since that is the maximum capability of the class. I also don't think smn should be nerfed, I think casters in general need to be buffed. Rdm should be as good as brd/mch, smn should be as good as nin/drg/mnk, blm should be as good as sam(although sam isn't in a great spot either). There should be parity between the physical and magic classes. The whole ranged is an utility thing se is clinging onto is just false in most relevant content. It was true when leveling and it was true in arr. But now when every boss has room wide aoes, stack markers, a scripted dance, dps targeted aoes, and dynamo style aoes; range is no longer a benefit, and since ranged gets punished with cast timers already, being melee might actually be the utility.
Balance beign done at perfect play and perfect gear is the reason why on some games classes are broken.
It's not the perfect players that are heard the most by devs, but the other ones, why you think BRD and MCH got buffed so much in HW? because on some feelings those jobs felt weak, not realizing that changes to them can create butterfly unpredicted butterfly effects, that is the reason I don't talk about what they should do to SMN imho because I don't know exactly how it'll change the situation, selfish dps is a bit easier to predict because of that.
Also pls if you think that other guy is not right, I don't get what you'll achieve by antagonizing him further it'll just derail the discussion imho