Quote Originally Posted by Akiudo View Post
smh
If it did hit BRD harder than the other DPS, then it deserved it. BRD was overpowered.

No, fallacious. If DRK were leagues above the other tanks, then buffing the other tanks to catch up would not impact its performance. It just might make less people feel the need to play DRK.

BRD's role was utility DPS. Ideally it funneled its MP into Foe's Requiem, not Mage's Ballad. It had a love fest going with the other two ranged DPS.

You've put words in my mouth again and again. My argument is that the game doesn't need to retune BRD or ranged just to make sure they aren't ever outgunned in old content, and that ranged have never been and never will be a weak pick.

WAR's original competition was PLD, as original WAR had no mitigation, and many people wouldn't take WAR to raid before 2.1. Heck, people would even quit dungeon if they saw a WAR sometimes.

I never said to nerf anything. I've only said that it is OK if sometimes jobs sit on the back burner for a bit. P.S. It was 6/9.

When 2.1 hit MNK became insanely good until the start of Heavensward. Then they buffed its timers and damage. Heck, in Shadowbringers they actually did do what you joke about here. At SHB start it out DPSed SAM by a good bit with the Anatman opener and SAM not having Shoha/meditate stacks.

SCH did get some edging at the start of Stormblood when its shields were weaker than Noct Ast. They rectified that within a patch though.

It isn't so much about people just using a class or not, it's also about other people wanting to include that class in the parties they make. When one job is used too much for too long, the devs make a conscious decision to try and change things, so that there will be more variety, and so that people will stop being biased against certain jobs.