Discrimination of certain jobs - your opinion

[Dzian]

I don't get all the saltiness towards other jobs. I just wish it would be more balanced.

I've always said it's the fact theu try to make everything so balanced that is the cause of most of the problems. Not just in dps but everything.

Tanks for example. Paladin was highly defensive with no offence. But balance meant warriors and later darks also had to be able to tank well enough but those jobs bought more dps to the table and As a warrior/ dark could tank well enough. The extra defence of a paladin was useless and that's why they were shunned and given so many offensive buffs.

Healers. Whm was raw healing power but again sch and later say had to be able to heal well enough for the sake of balance the result again was whms got left out as the extra healing power they bought was unnecessary. More offence was better.

And with dps it's the same. That's why many took a drg over a monk because balance says drg damage must be comparable but dragon also had utility with litany and such. Which trumped the ever so slightly higher dps a monk offered.

Balance is the problem. They need to really make jobs unique and less samey so they all bring something to the table.

The extra healing power of a whm for example should be powerful enough a group only needs one healer. Maybe a smn or redmage for a secondary raise. Should the worst happen. Or the extra defensive power of a old might mean it can survive mecha wars and drks might have to swap for. Meaning 1 pld could be enough. Or 2 of either war and dark.

But as long as they try and balance everything the system will never work. Utility will always be king because pure fps jobs just don't offer enough extra dps to male them worthwhile.

Same with healers. Utility will always trump more unneeded healing power. And tanks fps will always trump extra mitigation that just isnt necessary