Quote Originally Posted by Sequora View Post
I would love to see where you’re getting your numbers. SAM and VPR are both beating PCT for nDPS (as they should).

Once you factor in rDPS, the numbers are all extremely close for PCT with the non phys range, nonSMN/RDM DPS. rDPS literally exists for nonSAM, nonBLM jobs. It takes their buffs into consideration so that people can see the number they actually contributed to a fight.

As others have said, the devs have been transparent around the fact that they do tax the damage of red mage and summoner for their Rez. I hate it too, but it’s the reality. The fact remains that PCT should deal similar damage to the nonVPR/SAM DPS.
cDPS is the better metric to use when comparing jobs to one another per FFlogs' on description.

cDPS allows you compare how well you and your raid played into burst windows and AOE buffs. It's a good way to look at job balance between eachother, and seeing which jobs have strong buffs while also providing good damage during other job's AOE buff windows.
With that in mind, the discrepancy becomes far more apparent. Picto is top DPS even amongst the melee. Where they to buff Black Mage to a comparable level, you'd legitimately have zero reason to bring any of the phys range since a double melee/caster comp would deal higher damage in spite of the party buff.