Quote Originally Posted by Kazimere View Post
No they aren’t. Monk and Reaper are beating them in RDPS. However, BLM and Samurai are beating them in aDPS.
aDPS is a really bad metric to base yourself, rDPS is better. I remember in Stormblood when logs were calced on aDPS and every single ranged physical absolutely wanted and needed a dragoon to do competitive damage. Because DRG's existance gave them 5% DPS which should have rightfully been taxed as rDPS.

If you ask me and my hot take on the matter; ranged physical has been unbalanced since ARR. We only have data since fflogs was created in Heavensward but BRDs were doing equal damage when a DRG was in the party. In Heavensward, the meta was double physical and double melee which is why now each role is required to get the +5% to stats. In Stormblood, ranged phys was doing competitive damage only if Dragoon existed in the party. It was removed in ShB and never properly compensated.