Quote Originally Posted by TabrisOmbrelame View Post
If you say Gauge are an issue, then the Reaper got the exact same issue. But I've not seen any RPR saying that was an issue on the DSR so far.
And you are correct, RPR is quite low compared to other melees.
But on the opposite of the MCH, RPR benefits much more from downtime (Soul Slice 30s cooldown on 2 charges, that would be like if Air Anchor had 2 charges) and benefits from Arcane circle.
It allows the RPR to have a better control over its gauges and cooldowns, allowing massive reopeners. In comparison, MCH only has Reassemble on charges and it only garantee a crit/dh.

RPR is actually valuable during full uptime phases.

On top of that, Arcane Crest remains valuable especially during healing check phases.
Despite being on the lower end of the melee DPS, RPR is able to bring valuable tools on the table.
The problem is that MCH doesn't even have RPR mobility or Arcane crest.

TL;DR:
It's an issue but not a big one since RPR brings something else than its DPS to the table.
It's a big issue for MCH as it only brings DPS and is by far the lowest of all 3.