They forgot Ranged Physical is a role in the game

[Connor]

I bet devs think phys ranged are all doing perfectly fine because ‘but people are still playing them!!!’ As if it’s not the exact same as healers where people aren’t playing them because they want to, they’re playing them because someone has to for the role bonus lol. And even that’s a debatable benefit at this point

I can even think of a word for how stupid it is lol. That a dev team so absolutely laser focused on perfect job balance, can make so many absolutely awful misinformed and short sighted balancing decisions, so consistently lol…

[Shaynos]

I bet devs think phys ranged are all doing perfectly fine because ‘but people are still playing them!!!’ As if it’s not the exact same as healers where people aren’t playing them because they want to, they’re playing them because someone has to for the role bonus lol. And even that’s a debatable benefit at this point

I can even think of a word for how stupid it is lol. That a dev team so absolutely laser focused on perfect job balance, can make so many absolutely awful misinformed and short sighted balancing decisions, so consistently lol…

If they keep buffing numbers it would make the 1% more and more meaning less and make it more probably for people to forgo phys ranged, and if they do I'm all for it so people can complain so the role finally gets attention. the entire role is in shambles and needs to be fixed sooner rather than later.

[NightHour]

If they keep buffing numbers it would make the 1% more and more meaning less and make it more probably for people to forgo phys ranged, and if they do I'm all for it so people can complain so the role finally gets attention. the entire role is in shambles and needs to be fixed sooner rather than later.

If Square needs to buff jobs - STOP BUFFING BURST ABILITIES and start buffing GCD Fillers and 123 combos.

Buffing burst also buffs Picto as it brings a raid buff.


And start giving Physical Ranged proper buffs before they start getting locked out.

20 Potency on Fan Dance II is not enough, 20 potency on Flamethrower is not enough.





Start buffing abilities like Cascade, Fountain, Heated Split Shot, Heated Slug Shot etc.... abilities where you see the benefits more than every 2 minutes.

Like let's look at Dancer's 1 and 2 - 220 potency and 120 (280 if combo'd after Cascade)... Maybe make Cascade 250 and Fountain 300 if combo'd.

These aren't used inside burst windows anyway and would add more consistent ST damage to the job.









It's a matter of time before DNC, MCH, BRD start getting locked out in favor of PCT/RDM comps.

PCT being as overpowered as it is can cover up the fact that the Red Mage does less damage (which is still more than all of the Physical Ranged btw) AND the RDM brings way more valuable things to a group.


Taking a RDM with all of its prog centric utility and its ability to be a Pseudo Physical Ranged with their instant cast procs and it's slightly better damage is going to outweigh 1% that Phys is bought for.


I honestly believe that if I knew how to play RDM on a similar level as I play DNC and I actually had gear for RDM - I'd be progging FRU on RDM.