Some views on DPS balance that everyone cares about

[Myon88]

Why, exactly, would you consider week 1 balance to be more important than week X later? While it's true that class balance would matter more for week 1 clears as that's when fights are at their hardest, it's also worth noting that you're leaving out the part where this phase is the only part of the raid tier where Summoners are challenged - conveniently leaving out the other 95% of the raid tier where everybody else might not have as many answers to as Summoners do.

Really? What happened to balancing for jobs when played properly, at the top level of play? People say that all the time when someone comes in here to say the ranged are weak, or blm is hard to play (press backspace and see for yourself). Don't get all bothered just because someone is in a position to use that logic against you.

In the first place, why even complain about perceived imbalance if you're going to abandon that principle anyway, just play whatever you want and enjoy the game then - sound familiar? If I were a meaner person, I'd point out that if you're going to design for the week 5 demographic, why even care about 0.5% dps differences anyway? You're just going to overpower the fight with a month's worth of gear.

The fact that SE tunes enrages so tightly in week 1 should tell you everything they do is curated for that ballpark. And it is precisely for that reason that demographic is the one with the largest stake in the outcome of that process.

You praise the power of Verraise, and never once mention that the Summoner's version covers almost all the scenarios Verraise does at a fraction of the cost compared to every other job's access to it, ignoring that you'll quickly downplay any advantage the raise provides if it threatens to result in a damage loss.

Sorry, but given that I have progged as both red mage and summoner, I don't share that view at all. That is precisely why experience is important, I have seen it firsthand. Can you really claim that swiftcast covers 'almost all the scenarios' verraise would, if you've never done serious progression on both jobs yourself? If this is just conjecture, then what you have is empty rhetoric with nothing backing it up.

It's not okay to be biased, because even if you were you should have the integrity to see it and correct yourself. What some of you do have is lower standards due to a difference of perspective (although when it comes to theoretical dps, you are as discerning as any speedrunner, how curious). And that's what's fine, because the game has to be accessible to all. But now you know why your viewpoints are both irreconcilable and unconvincing.