Quote Originally Posted by ForteNightshade View Post
It depends on the direction they take. If they nerf the melee, Black Mage has to be brought down otherwise it's a God without equal. It's a bit silly they would need to increase five jobs' overall rDPS by 1,000—more for Red Mage and Summoner—just because they don't want Black Mages to feel bad about a slight nerf.
iirc they already stated that they won't be bringing melee down this patch. Despite predictions that the sky would fall, it has yet to do so, as standard comps are still pulling superior clear times compared to non-standard. Furthermore, even Dancer is seeing use in top 10 clear time standard comps. The bigger issue is jobs competing within the same role, and right now most of the jobs are balanced well within their specific role... except casters. RDM is, as usual, in a bad spot right now, and there's no real reason to bring summoner as it lost a crapton of mobility and flexibility, which was the whole reason you brought one in SB even after BLM buffs. I'm hoping the buffs in 5.1 are satisfactory for Bard, Machinist players as well, but Dancer, Summoner, and Red Mage are the biggest concerns right now as they're just blatantly underperforming within their respective roles with no real upside.