BRD/MCH having their own piercing?

[Zerathor]

The removal of piercing is the nerf I'm talking about. Mch/brd shouldn't be compensated for it going away though, only drg should get a flat 5% potency buff.

Certain fights REQUIRE their refresh to win, and their raid contribution dps is still greater than casters. Drg litany and eye still would keep it close to par with monk on rdps. This would open up the raid slots so certain jobs aren't flat out required to work and most of the jobs would have a near equal place, other than nin which would still have its guaranteed spot sadly.

It could open the option of missing some utility for maybe a slight damage gain, instead of the way it is currently where they get both the top damage contribution AND utility. It's entirely unfair and unbalanced.

Play a caster for one raid tier and maybe you'll start to comprehend a slight bit just how badly brd/mch have monopolized the ranged slots. From damage synergy, extra party defensives, and refresh being 10x more useful than mana shift. It's been busted since 3.3, and there hasn't been so much as a glimpse of it being fixed since. The only time it's even considered better to bring any caster is if a raise is needed for the group.