I wish Gunbreaker would be a DPS class.

[Dualgunner]

But the primary purpose of those two jobs is to DPS. There are 7 other jobs whose purpose is to DPS.

I could argue the primary purpose of ranged dps is to provide resource support, damage support, and mitigation support, as both of them have reduced damage compared to other dps and (at least BRD) is basically mandatory in every group because of the sheer level of relief they bring, not the dps they bring.

Thus, new jobs whose primary purpose it is to tank and heal are a MUCH higher priority than ones to DPS.

Did I ever argue otherwise? My argument has always been "Saying DPS shouldn't get new jobs till 7.0 is silly just because melee dps are heavily represented already." I have accepted GNB as tank and fully expect DNC to be healer, and have been saying for the past year it'll be nice to see some more of those, but I hope they don't screw them up.

My issue comes up when people rally the party line of "DPS don't need any new jobs ever" because, while yes, there are only three tanks, the fact remains if I want to tank I have three options. If I want to be a damage focused caster, I only have three options. If I want to be a ranger, I only have two options. DPS isn't split into subroles for no reason, it's done because no matter how much you stretch it, the difference between Samurai and Black Mage is far greater than the difference between Dark Knight and Warrior. Meanwhile, Samurai and Monk make a far greater analogy to Dark Knight and Warrior because they're in the same subrole.

Now, the next DPS jobs (which will be at or close to 6.0) should most definitely be ranged physical, since they are the least represented OF the DPS jobs.

Glad we can agree on that at least.