Physical range dps damage?

[AnonymousBard]

Because (at least for BRD, dont know about DNC) He has one of, if not the best AOE rotations and sustained damage plus utility. In RPG's in general you will find that most dps builds revolve around two archetypes (with obvious exceptions): Burst damage dps (which in FFXIV is Melee/Casters) and sustained dps (ranged dps). Sustained damage dps is normally weaker per attack and overall than burst dps but in trade, you get a steady amount of damage being applied to the boss to beat any enrage timers, normally better AOEs, and a little extra utility to boost the usefulness.

EDIT: My response was not to the post above me, but I'll throw my 2 cents into that hat as well.

SMN is just OP right now. There's always something better than other things in RPGs. Just the way of the world. And in that world, its the SMN right now.