Why does SE hate melee dps?

[SolviteSekai]

Can someone explain to me why (other than our limit break) any group should take a MNK/DRG over a SMN/BRD.

They do about the same (or more) damage, and have free movement to avoid AOE's better.

What realistic reason is there to bring melee dps other than friends or drops?

Why does SE hate Melee DPS?

[AngelMoon]

You're doing it wrong.

[SolviteSekai]

You're doing it wrong.

Nice.

Being better at Dragoon to do the same damage as faceroll ranged classes doesn't equate to balance.

[Capita]

Nice.

Being better at Dragoon to do the same damage as faceroll ranged classes doesn't equate to balance.

Well your LB is actually useful to a group, so you've got that going for you.

Try BRD. No one asks you to LB. Ever. Because it's useless.

You know those times when you've got a boss almost dead, but he'll probably kill you first unless you get a really big burst of damage on him? Me? I just stand there derping, singing songs.

[hydralinsk]

Me? I just stand there derping, singing songs.

Don't be so modest, brave bard.

Your songs are the sweet nectar of sound; the language of romance, of love.

Whenever things get rough for me, and my MP is depleted, all it takes is the sweet sound of your harp to regen that shit fast.

[Govalon]

As a dragoon I am biased but I think dragoon/bard work really well together. Dragoon can use disembolwel debuff on enemies which boosts damage for Dragoons and Bards

[eyloi]

and have free movement to avoid AOE's better.

eh? melee is just as easy

[bluerei]

As a monk I'm gonna do more damage than both of them over time guaranteed.

[Flionheart]

MNK's and SMN's consistently top parses.
BRD's have the utility of range and free movement.
BLM's have sleep and burst.

DRG's have cool looking armour I guess.

[Hachiko]

I don't feel this way at all and I love my Monk.

The only problem I have is a Monk's lack of utility in Coil turn 2 where people are trying to run with at least 2 BRD's for silencing. But I feel like a MNK would be even better at this. The only problem is that my Arm of the Destroyer is not even remotely as reliable as an Archer's silences. I have no idea why this is. I know for a fact that it is not accuracy as I had far more accuracy than the BRDs in my group. Lag? Maybe but in some cases I would get 2 AoD's off before the cast bar was finished.

It only silences while in oppo oppo stance.

As a monk I'm gonna do more damage than both of them over time guaranteed.

Until you run out of TP, and then every other class overtakes you because you have to drop Fracture from your rotation.