Some views on DPS balance that everyone cares about

[Zerathor]

My hot garbage take is smn should keep thier raise, but make it more thematic than it currently is. Traditionally SMN could only res using phoenix, so making their raise only available during firebird trance would be cool :P

I mean, I'd be down for some dank memes like that. It'd almost never functionally be useful, but it'd be pretty awesome when it worked and make some good highlight clips.

I mean, I've said in a previous post why Raise tax is a stupid concept. Also a lot of (sensible) Summoner mains have said that the job is overtuned and want something fair for everybody, so that is fine with me.



I never understood why the devs removed so much utility skills in Shadowbringers. Mana Shift especially I miss, and it was perfect for Black Mage to use. I think it should come back as a Black Mage exclusive with better effects at least.
And I don't really mind it if Raise gets a long cooldown I guess. I mainly use it when a healer dies or if healers need help getting people up. I know some people won't like that, though.

I mean, I get not wanting a HUGE tax, but as it stands performance wise, smn is pretty much just a black mage that can raise when it feels like it, or when its needed. That deserves some kind of cost. Imagine an extreme example that every dps job had access to swift cast and raise... that'd be almost silly, wouldn't it? The fact that it'd be silly should give some idea that it has some weight to it, to even have it available in your kit, but right now its just free to exist.