The arms race between BLM and SMN

[Shurrikhan]

I'd like to remind you of Heavensward, where they did this. It led to Bard and Machinist completely dominating the Casters for two tiers.

Buffing underpowered jobs up to a point of balance and over-buffs are not the same thing, and it seems rather clear which was intended in what you're quoting.