Wondering what to do, honestly...

[Rithy255]

Do you want me to double the size of the text?
This tier we weren't Minimum ilvl gear and we never were, we had 900 tomestones and 3 floor worth of gear including tomestone weapon.
But even with this, it was the hardest DPS check since Gordias.
Even on a perfect run you could be screwed if your RNG wasn't good.

Your right really the DPS check was harsh, I doubt SE would be even intending for the DPS check to be that much (on min item level), so they changed it, Sure you could buff lots of jobs but also expecting them to buff 5-6+ jobs in two weeks is very unrealistic and the DPS check on min item level would generally be too much still.

I don't know how it's that hard to want balance changes but also realise that every job is viable every job can clear, the value of a job such as Red Mage despite Black mage doing more right now, Red Mage is being used quite a bit more. Despite people saying machinist is "unplayable" people still bring it, but you know I can also want Mch to be buffed, I can still want casters in general to be buffed, Realising that the check was actually a big issue, but we can also look at job balance isn't too difficult.

[CKNovel]

I don't know how it's that hard to want balance changes but also realise that every job is viable every job can clear, the value of a job such as Red Mage despite Black mage doing more right now, Red Mage is being used quite a bit more. Despite people saying machinist is "unplayable" people still bring it, but you know I can also want Mch to be buffed, I can still want casters in general to be buffed, Realising that the check was actually a big issue, but we can also look at job balance isn't too difficult.

Honestly I believe they should've went with both.
The nerf was necessary for min ilvl purpose.

But a first set of buff should've been with 6.21.
Just very slight damage buffs for RDM and MCH.
Just to make them a bit more valuable.

Yes, it's unrealistic to ask to buffs multiple jobs in such a short notice.
The problem is that MCH has been asking for buffs since DSR and anyone would've guessed that the SAM+DNC combo would skyrocket with the crit/dh changes.

[Rithy255]

Honestly I believe they should've went with both.
The nerf was necessary for min ilvl purpose.

But a first set of buff should've been with 6.21.
Just very slight damage buffs for RDM and MCH.
Just to make them a bit more valuable.

Yes, it's unrealistic to ask to buffs multiple jobs in such a short notice.
The problem is that MCH has been asking for buffs since DSR and anyone would've guessed that the SAM+DNC combo would skyrocket with the crit/dh changes.

Machinist should have been buffed really in 6.2 (or eariler) I think machinist was clearly one of the jobs they should have looked at.
I think if red mage would at least be on par with summoner it would be a lot better.

I just don't think they really wanted to change too much in the two weeks, I'm sure small buffs wouldn't have messed with balance to much though, lets hope 6.25 they do fix machinist and some other jobs in general