My 2 cents on ranged tax

[Lyth]

not even have the advantage in disconnect-heavy fights like M3S

Last I checked, this advantage was held by PCT, and BLM was a top choice as well.

I know that a lot of casters want to play this off as melee vs. ranged, but the truth is that double caster was the prog standard on the tier and a lot of Physical Ranged players felt like they were left in the dust. The question I would ask is why a MCH should be considered inferior to a PCT that offers such strong burst, utility, and mobility tools. I think that if you abolished the 'Physical Ranged'/'Magical Ranged' dichotomy and treated both groups as equals, then you can have a fair discussion on how much of a reward should be provided to offset fight-specific melee downtime. The discrepancy lies between Physical Ranged and Magical Ranged and the differences in how these two groups are treated.