Either enforce roles or remove them entirely

[Risvertasashi]

Well if we're going to throw around "I got crystal so I know what I'm talking about", I've done so across two characters and I'll say this - I'd take a team of 5 DPS that knows how to play and focus target over a "meta" comp every time. No, I don't think it's perfectly balanced or even close, but locking role requirements wouldn't fix that part.

Also, "1v1 me bro" is one of the dumbest things I've seen yet. The game is not balanced around 1v1. White mage is one of the worst jobs for 1v1. Yet you probably think a team with a white mage has a serious advantage over a 5 DPS team, yeah? (I'd still take the 5 DPS team if they know what they're doing - they could erase the WHM or anyone else before they could even react).

[Tobias_Azuryon]

(I'd still take the 5 DPS team if they know what they're doing - they could erase the WHM or anyone else before they could even react).

Therein lies the "Rub" as they say.

You can't depend on your team.

You can't depend on the server.

You can't depend on cc immunity.

You can't depend on the communication tools in game as limited as they are.

You can't depend on matchmaking.

So what can you rely on? Your kit? Well those are imbalanced too.

All of these issues stacked up make the problem the mountain it is, sure, but they're still problems individually.

There's no way people can say with a straight face that a healer on the other team can't/won't make a difference for the team if they're on equal footing skill wise. ESPECIALLY if it's a WHM due to the cc/protect/etc. Countering one insane scenario of "all dps party would suck" with another of "no all dps party would ruuuule" doesn't change the fact that while roles are not strictly enforced you absolutely DO notice them when played well.

We can say the mode is based around not "needing" them sure but to pretend like a good WAR or good WHM won't help change the tide against a party is nonsense and being openly obtuse.