Let's redefine "damage taxes"

[Ivtrix]

Your argument seems to boil down to "because RDM can res a lot, it deserves to do more dps."
If this became a thing, what reason would SMN even have to exist.

Why are you concerned with handcuffing SMN and RDM? Can we not buff both dps? Everyone not melee across the board needs a bump up.


Additionally, traditionally people play the job they are most comfortable on. Its why UCOB was cleared with a DRK despite the perception of it being a weak tank at the time. When asked the player responded with "well i just really like DRK"

High end raiders generally only swap if the checks are too tight, as seen this tier. So if in a theoretical RDM is buffed to do more damage than SMN, people will still continue to play SMN because they enjoy it.