Can we talk about how mnk, drg, and blm are blatantly overpowered right now?

[Kabooa]

On that note, I see the switch from total DPS to raid DPS as something that's highly interesting in how it altered community mindset

I don't think it's switched all that much. It's "How gud I am". Seems like a pretty sour outlook, but fact of the matter is, the raid scene in any game is competitive, and having a ranking system provides impetus, wherever it's rooted (Self competition, inter-competition, end result, ego, whatever), to rank higher.