SE are leaving BLM to rot by giving SMN and RDM even more utility

[Alexalibur]

Why are people saying BLM's damage is its utility? Am I missing something?

BlackMage and Summoner do almost the exact same dps, but even by a miniscule amount, SMN actually OUTDAMAGES BLM. Look up the statistics (I'm not sure if I can link anything here).

BLM doesn't nearly do enough damage to justify the lack of resurrection, but perhaps the 3% devotion next expansion is an answer to this concern.

EDIT: Also want to add that dps requirements have been a non-issue for ages now. There's hardly any dps checks mid fight anymore and the enrages continue to be too lenient to warrant the need of a single class to make or break a run. It's always so derailing to see people constantly say "BLM's utility is its damage" when it's outdps'd by a class like NIN merely because of its incredible Trick attack utility.