Job Individuality/Pride/Dedication

[Crevox]

My fastest Ifrit kill has been 1 PLD, 5 LNC, 1 BLM and a WHM.

You can talk about how the system doesn't work, but it does. For the longest time, people though "BLM or Bust." But then people started experimenting, and experimentation has led to alternate strategies.

The system isn't flawed. The thinking of the community is.

This isn't experimentation, this is class stacking once the player-base realized which class did the highest DPS.

[Alerith]

This isn't experimentation, this is class stacking once the player-base realized which class did the highest DPS.

I was using it as an example as to how people DO try different things. And you can do Ifrit with any mix of jobs, so long as you have *GASP* one tank and one healer!

Can you imagine?

[Crevox]

I was using it as an example as to how people DO try different things. And you can do Ifrit with any mix of jobs, so long as you have *GASP* one tank and one healer!

Can you imagine?

It's a really poor example, and extremely obvious. Why even mention it? If they didn't try it once they figured out lancers were the best, you'd be assuming the player base is stupid.

And this is exactly my point; people are only willing to try the best compositions. Everyone thought BLM was the best, so they did that; now they discovered LNC was the best, so they switched to that. It's not an issue in localized scenarios, but it's an issue when random parties deny you an invite because they're all going for that composition (because it's optimal/best).

[Aerenvel]

Lol....
When they allow add ons you will learn that it really does not come down to the class but how the player utilized the potential of it.
Gear will obviously help but diff fights require diff dmg
When you got a dps meter you might have 5drgs but if 3 are putting out 1k dps and the 2 are putting out 500dps a sec theres prob something wrong with the rotation or having to conform to fight mechs so dps lost moving vs range dps of tht of a blm that is also putting out 1k dps. Just because you see big numbers pop up dont mean they are doing the most dmg.
Big problem is people dont realize you cant change people the best you can do is inspire others to change themselves.
and how the community will mentor have patience for people is something i am starting to question.
People tend to tune out if you start yelling and degrading them.