Wish there were melee DPS without positionals

[LilimoLimomo]

My answer is unironically and in a non condescending way

Play BLM; at this point it’s basically a melee by proxy or if you don’t want to deal with BLM play a tank, none of them have positionals

So I understand the tank suggestion, as that's basically been what I've done up until now. But I'm genuinely lost on the suggestion to play BLM, which I do play and in my estimation seems to be among the furthest things from a melee DPS: mobility issues, lengthy casts, lots of range, as opposed to melee DPS which generally have mostly instant-casts that don't hinder their mobility, while generally needing to be at close range with the exception of a small handful of limited-use abilities. And of course, there's the aesthetic of casting a fireball versus actually hitting someone with a stick. I'm guessing you're talking about some aspect I'm not seeing?

[Supersnow845]

So I understand the tank suggestion, as that's basically been what I've done up until now. But I'm genuinely lost on the suggestion to play BLM, which I do play and in my estimation seems to be among the furthest things from a melee DPS: mobility issues, lengthy casts, lots of range, as opposed to melee DPS which generally have mostly instant-casts that don't hinder their mobility, while generally needing to be at close range with the exception of a small handful of limited-use abilities. And of course, there's the aesthetic of casting a fireball versus actually hitting someone with a stick. I'm guessing you're talking about some aspect I'm not seeing?

I guess my experience is coloured by savage but in savage BLM basically plays as a third melee, you are functionally always in melee range, you don’t really have to move (a lot like the melee) and you do the damage of a melee (while the rest of the ranged do much worse damage)