Quote Originally Posted by IchiExorz View Post
I agree with most buffs.
But why the hell does MNK need buffs. It's not a very busy job and is already on top of the dps charts (along with RPR) yet it gets a buff?
MCH buffs seem so small compared to the other jobs while i think MCH is the job that needs it the most.

Also I'm glad with the SMN buffs. I think they need more but will see. The buttons that did get buffed are buttons we press kind of often I guess and maybe Ifrit will finally be in line with the other 2 primals?
I still think SMN needs some big rotation adjustments/additions to make it more FUN to play though.
They don't balance jobs or make changes to their potencies based on their relative position on FFLogs. FFlogs is completely irrelevant to them--they have better tools and can actually determine contribution with accuracy.

They balance them based on what they feel that job should be doing in content. Monk outdoing Reaper on FFlogs is irrelevant. They believe Monk SHOULD be outdoing Reaper (and it's hard to argue that they shouldn't given Reaper's larger utility).

The takeaway is that Reaper wasn't actually OP--it was performing as intended, but other jobs (including Monk) were not performing as intended, so the other jobs were raised up in hopes of bringing them closer to their intended level. And that's the ONLY reason they need to buff or nerf a job.