Quote Originally Posted by Hyrist View Post
But I do have to say, it's performance is a bit more stat dependent. You've gotta have your gear in order to push the high overall numbers - though there's a debate on Piety vs Critical Attack Power is better for your body piece or not. (Meatdawg, do you have comparison parses on that, I'm not quite Lt. Rank yet so I can't test it.)
Which ever drg wins the parse is the one that can keep PS3 up the longest. (didn't die or didn't lose buff) That by far is the biggest contribution to the dps numbers you see. If you take PS3 out of the equation and break it down on piety vs crit atk I think crit atk would win out but I do not have any kinds of data to back that up.

Mnk's defiantly have there place to shine too as is the case in AV and killing Miser. Even on Ifrit Ex they hold there own. Drg's just have better top end damage potential and handle each nail phase much more efficiently.

Remember that the skill of the player far outweighs any class/job choice. The most skilled players can make any job they play shine above all others. Sure some jobs are better suited for cretin fights due to the nature of the fight but to dismiss a job completely based on how a few people play it is just bad practice.