Quote Originally Posted by Niyuka View Post
To be frank, if MNK SAM and NIN would put out the exact same rDPS, SAM would be meta because its easiest to play and needs no positionals.
How do people still think this is true? The best-case scenario as of 5.0 is that missing a positional on SAM translates to at least 64 potency lost. This is because Shinten, the main SAM Kenki dump, is a 320 potency skill at the cost of 25 Kenki. 320/25 = 12.8 potency per Kenki. 12.8x5 (the Kenki lost for missing a positional) = 64. No other class loses 64 potency if they miss a positional. And this is the lowball estimate; if you end up missing a positional and have to overwrite a Sen in order to Kaiten+Midare you're talking at least 360 potency lost from that wasted Sen.

The rest of what you say I agree with, but SAM absolutely needs to hit it's positionals in order to perform at it's best.