Quote Originally Posted by Arguscbf View Post
I agree on this but still it's pretty disappointing to see SMN doing more DPS than RDM, not because of rotation itself but because SE and most ppl see RDM as prog job IMO. SMN is not even a caster anymore, even if both rotations are braindead RDM has a much busier rotation due to movement limitations and depends on RNG procs sometimes or else is potency loss. Not saying RDM should be at BLM level of DPS but still should be doing a little more than SMN.
Embolden should be more rDPS than Searing Light, therefore RDM should do less than SMN regardless of effort. RDM's core identity is low damage high buffs. SMN should be given a more complex rotation too because most people don't enjoy how easy it is now. The bottom three DPS should be RDM > BRD > DNC, with raid DPS buffs being equivalent demanding that. You play RDM because you want to be a high support low personal damage job. You play BLM because you want to be a low support high personal damage job. You play SMN because you want to be a mix of both. That's the core identity of the three jobs, in my opinion. Perhaps Embolden needs to be better, but it's already equivalent to Mug. NIN should be lower, NIN is my fav melee and one of my fav jobs to play and I want it to be high support low personal DPS, that's its core identity to me, too.