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[Shurrikhan]

For that matter, if everyone is performing well, a dancer isn't needed at all.

The value of a Dancer, as with any job with indirect contribution, improves with party performance.

And even then the indirect damage contribution does exactly no more or less, number per number, than direct contribution. If you do 7k yourself and only add a further 3k via the party, you're still doing no more than any 10k SAM or BLM.

The only real difference is that you can better be carried by your party the more you contribute indirectly.

[SturmChurro]

The value of a Dancer, as with any job with indirect contribution, improves with party performance.

And even then the indirect damage contribution does exactly no more or less, number per number, than direct contribution. If you do 7k yourself and only add a further 3k via the party, you're still doing no more than any 10k SAM or BLM.

The only real difference is that you can better be carried by your party the more you contribute indirectly.

Dancer is honestly kind of fluff. It makes other people feel better though. It depends on who your partner is, I've been partnered with people where I will still be doing more. A good dance partner can pull some serious dps. Generally though, yeah a team who knows how to use their skill set can better utilize dancer utility. It all evens out in the end, dancer or no dancer.

If you want to play physical ranged I'd probably just play a machinist honestly. Leveling mine up currently. Luckily I can wear my geared dancer stuff on it.

Thinking about it, I suppose you are right to an extent. I was more coming from the perspective that a good dancer isn't needed - if you are an above-average player. As a below-average player, you can at the very least passively contribute. An above average player is probably better off playing a regular class, and you might get a dancer to boost you! Rather I think we both meant the same thing, just worded it completely differently.