Gear shouldn't be an excuse for poor balance. When Dancer was curb stomping Machinist most of this expansion, it doesn't matter that a Machinist with better gear could clear when a Dancer with that same gear was simply better.
What people often neglect with "meta chasing" is it allows a greater deal of mistakes. A prime example of this being tank balance in Abyssos. Those first three weeks bringing DRK/GNB meant you could have DPS deaths and still clear P8S week 1 whereas any combination which included Warrior or Paladin meant you couldn't. That's a massive edge that even gear can't overcome as that same Dark Knight also benefits from any gear (sans weapon) Warrior does.
At least in this one instance SE actually responded quickly and buffed both Warrior and Paladin. Unfortunately, they do typically take a long time. Red Mage, for instance, has been in the trash bin all expansion simply because they're terrified of Verraise.




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