The current State of Casters 6.05 edition - balancing discussion

[MrJPtheAssassin]

SMN most definitely should not be on par with MNK. It is right now every bit as brain dead to play as BLM was in ARR. Something that easy and accessible should never outperform a job that requires even a modicum of effort to play effectively.

By your way of balance, I guess sam, rpr, and blm shouldn't out dps MNK either. Face it most the jobs in ff14 are not complex and most of them can be played pretty easily. I agree mnk has become pretty complex but it is like the only one now that is complex. I say it once and I'll say it again having a complex rotation or "hard" job shouldn't be the determining factor for balancing. If that was true SB smn and ShB smn should have stayed as the number one dps but instead, it got nerfs whenever they overturned it.

[Lauront]

By your way of balance, I guess sam, rpr, and blm shouldn't out dps MNK either. Face it most the jobs in ff14 are not complex and most of them can be played pretty easily. I agree mnk has become pretty complex but it is like the only one now that is complex. I say it once and I'll say it again having a complex rotation or "hard" job shouldn't be the determining factor for balancing. If that was true SB smn and ShB smn should have stayed as the number one dps but instead, it got nerfs whenever they overturned it.

And it isn't from what they've said in the past. Partly because what one player finds difficult/easy is not always the same for another player, and also partly because the more familiar a class/job becomes to you, the easier it is to forget what it's like to a newer player.

SMN most definitely should not be on par with MNK. It is right now every bit as brain dead to play as BLM was in ARR. Something that easy and accessible should never outperform a job that requires even a modicum of effort to play effectively.

One thing to note is that they don't balance on (perceived) difficulty. It's a function of uptime and utility as well as role. I wouldn't say it's comparable to ARR BLM, though.