6.0 Summoner: Thoughts on an Unsuccessful Rework After 1 Month of Gameplay

[Ransu]

Again with the mobility tax when every job is as mobile as they can be, even BLM the antithesis of a mobile job. That simply doesn't hold up anymore. SMN needs a damage buff, period.

I never said they didn't. They do need a buff, but they are not going to be competing with BLM or other top DPS jobs. They will hover in the range of mch/brd because they have similar mobility. You can call it a "tax" all you want, but its all about uptime balance. BLM has mobility tools, but the majority of SMN's rotation now is completely instant and BLM doesn't come close to the movement SMN has. While melee DPS are doing mechanics and are unable to be in melee range, MCH, BRD, SMN can attack constantly while on the move with basically zero downtime. So yes they get a "mobility tax" in terms of less dps.