Do you think that Picto needs a nerf?

[Tigore]

The thing is, PCT does have Starry Muse to buff the raid party's damage by 5% every 2 minutes. It's even a more consistent buff compared DRG's Battle Litany increasing Critical Strike Chance and RPR's version is just a 3% increase. The Starry Muse buff number would have to be reduced to justify them being at or higher than the RPR's personal DPS. I do agree PCT does need to do more damage than SMN since they have the 5% damage buff AND a Raise. I will have to rewrite my position for RDM earlier since it turns out they also have a 5% damage buff for the party from Embolden in addition to the Verraise. It's hard to count the heal from PCT's Star Prism since it will always have overheal at the start being tied to a high burst cooldown. The heal needs to be moved if the devs want the effect to still exist. Maybe Holy in the White could heal a random ally with missing health?

Whether RDM or SMN should be in the middle is a hard debate because SMN's heal aura is tied to a damage cooldown whereas Magicked Barrier can be used whenever. The Phoenix heal aura can cover for any damage taken whereas Magicked barrier only reduces magic damage by 10% with a heal increase of 5%. The 2 of them might just be close to tied with all of that considered. If we consider Vercure as the tiebreaker, we actually have Radiant Aegis to look at too.

[MrJPtheAssassin]

The thing is, PCT does have Starry Muse to buff the raid party's damage by 5% every 2 minutes. It's even a more consistent buff compared DRG's Battle Litany increasing Critical Strike Chance and RPR's version is just a 3% increase. The Starry Muse buff number would have to be reduced to justify them being at or higher than the RPR's personal DPS. I do agree PCT does need to do more damage than SMN since they have the 5% damage buff AND a Raise. I will have to rewrite my position for RDM earlier since it turns out they also have a 5% damage buff for the party from Embolden in addition to the Verraise. It's hard to count the heal from PCT's Star Prism since it will always have overheal at the start being tied to a high burst cooldown. The heal needs to be moved if the devs want the effect to still exist. Maybe Holy in the White could heal a random ally with missing health?

Whether RDM or SMN should be in the middle is a hard debate because SMN's heal aura is tied to a damage cooldown whereas Magicked Barrier can be used whenever. The Phoenix heal aura can cover for any damage taken whereas Magicked barrier only reduces magic damage by 10% with a heal increase of 5%. The 2 of them might just be close to tied with all of that considered. If we consider Vercure as the tiebreaker, we actually have Radiant Aegis to look at too.

Well, I don't mind if Starry Muse gets nerfed to 3%. All I care about is keeping Picto above Smn/Rdm in DPS bc I think it deserves to do that much damage since it has no rise. Also as for smn and rdm, I think they are way too similar now after the smn rework. My biggest issue with the caster role in EW is bc SMN and RDM seem to even and bring nearly the same things into a fight.

I also think Magicked Barrier is much better than phoenix heal bc at least you have the freedom to use it where Phoenix is always going to be every other odd min(which is even worse than EW when it was at least every odd min). I will be honest as an SB, and ShB smn main I rather keep smn at the bottom just bc I think the job was ruined by the devs rework and doesn't serve to be good ever again...its a shell of its former self.