Some views on DPS balance that everyone cares about

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However blm and smn are both very different and saying, as you do, that one overtuned implies the other is not actually logical.

I disagree. Given the existence of the role bonus, dps jobs compete with other jobs in the same role first, while the fourth spot is flexible and so there's a little competition among all dps jobs. A situation where a job in the same role deals much more damage than the others should be avoided at all costs, as that would simply translate to a clear meta choice for that role. I've seen many players say that SMN is overpowered while completely ignoring BLM when the only thing that will happen if SMN was significantly nerfed is a situation where BLM is the only meta caster, while now there's a little more competition for the fourth slot (second caster vs second melee).