Quote Originally Posted by Rika007 View Post
You haven't ran into a SMN in months because the job was legitimately almost unplayable. But the 'buffs' they got this week fixed that and also made them far stronger. They very easily make up for the 1% role bonus of not bringing a physical ranged, but also bring far more utility then the best physical ranged with a combat Rez, an on call shield for prog with Titan, and a party wide damage buff with devotion. It is 100% a concern.
theres also the point that the role bonus pretty clearly is designed in a "this is the reason why no matter what, you most definitely will want one of every role" way, yet the difference in dps is so big its more like "this is the reason you might take a physical range with you... maybe...please?"