The Future of the "Ranged" Role - Feedback for 5.1 Onward.

[HyperiusUltima]

You are trying to inflate this issue by bringing up superlatives like Everlasting Flight and misunderstanding that Devotion is anything more than just a party damage buff that is already factored into raid dps. Additionally, in your OP you try to say that Summoner's mobility is infringing upon the Ranged "niche" of having full mobility which is both false and completely irrelevant.

Then mayhap you should explain as to how it does not? Because having 2 Egi Assaults which has 2 Charges on a 30s CD along with Ruin IV being tied to it, how would a SMN not have full mobility? DWT already allows this in heavy movement phases where needed, and if SMN has Ruin IVs to burn then they can use those as well to move. With such a low Cooldown and the current fight design, SMN can move just about as much as any of the Ranged even when playing optimally.

You focus on Summoner because it was buffed the most, when in reality it’s simply that the Ranged role was not buffed enough while both Summoner and Red Mage we’re boosted.

I only was making a comparison to what the role itself is having to compete with. I’m not calling for nerfs, and Hell in my first paragraph I mention our problems as a Ranged which, as you said, were not buffed enough to compete with the Caster role which was recently buffed.

As for the removal of Refresh, it was because it was a vital raid synergy to any group because it allowed them to negate the punishment of deaths in the party for Healers; now, you can easily see how much of a toll it takes on their MP(24% a Raise). Even if they weren’t compensated for said resource, it’s better it’s gone because it also teaches Healers how to manage their MP better.

Aside from that, the best they can do is up the potencies or increase the raid buffs provided by DNC/BRD. The problem that SE fears is that we’ll return to Heavensward meta where Ranged is dominant over Casters, or one Ranged dominates a spot for the entirety of an expansion(Stormblood BRD). Potencies just feel to be a better answer for now until we see where the powercreep lies, because we’ve already seen it with MNK/DRG in 5.0/5.05. Ultimate will be a good judge of what jobs have the most difficulty dealing with the checks involved.