By the way, another topic that do need attention for caster DPS mainly is that it's only a matter of time that RDM & SMN become invalid. Because BLM does much more DPS, strats are being designed specifically for BLM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ijy_gV5Upk

This is the prime example of optimization and why melees and black mage will always win. Black Mage is static on first dog. Gets full rotation and the mechanic is basically a target dummy.

So... who was saying that Black Mage was more difficult than RDM & SMN? You'd be right because it is technically true but just look at this mechanic specifically. Tanks are popping invulns while everybody go to their position but BLM. Melees have uptime and can use 1 stack of True North. This happens during a full burst window.

I'll be straight up with people. Who cares about raise if all you need is damage. Dying would make you hit enrage anyways. Who cares about Magick Barrier or Phoenix healing as you get more and more gear you just do not need these tools. Who cares about Embolden and Searing Light when Black Mage just deals superior DPS by a significant amount. Mind you that Black Mage still deals way less than Melee DPS but it is the one exception that dodges the ranged tax because it is "harder". I don't see anything hard on that clip.