Quote Originally Posted by Bourne_Endeavor View Post
This blatantly false. Samurai is widely considered the weakest melee due to its lack of utility and damage not being nearly high enough to make up the difference. Monk already nips at its heels and Summoner surpassed it with the recent buffs. Yes, Samurai brings high damage in a vacuum, but like Black Mage, it simply can't compete with Battle Litany, Trick Attack, Disembowel, Shadewalker and Smokescreen. Even the oft-maligned Brotherhood comes out ahead.
What an objectively false statement. I'm not sure how you can come up with it when the facts of numbers (and job designs themself) contradict it.
SAM is in twice as many parses as BLM for a reason. It's better. Although SAM is definitely less valued than NIN and DRG in most groups, you still see it. Usually so in triple melee comps, in top parses much more than BLM on top of more parses in general.

SAM and BLM are comparable jobs. SAM and NIN are not.