Quote Originally Posted by Shurrikhan View Post
"Selfish" damage-dealing IS as rDPS efficient as indirect contributors so long as they produce the same rDPS. It doesn't matter -- at all -- where that rDPS comes from.
I'm not arguing that pDPS can't equate to the overall contribution that rDPS can; it can and does, but you're speaking as if FFLogs and ACT don't exist. My point, exaggerated or not, was that even low-tier players who can barely perform a rotation of any coherence are locking out SAM & BLM from PF due to the meta mindset.

The vast majority of players are convinced they need a NIN & DRG to clear content efficiently. Most people know any job is capable contributing to overall DPS (even if it comes through pDPS), but they want to see their own numbers go up. If TA & BL are what helps them achieve orange on FFLogs so they can feel better about themselves and have an easier time applying to statics, then of course they're going to want only that in their parties.