Quote Originally Posted by Hitome View Post
I have done many extremes with PUG DRGs. They have some of the lowest DPS in 2.1.

Know what we use them for in my FC group? Upping our BRD's damage on turn 2. Then the DRG switches back to MNK and destroys everyone else. He has both zeniths, Allagan weapons, holy lance, and full i90 for both jobs. Wonder why he decides to play MNK instead of DRG even on Titan Ex..hmm.
MNK is top dog in STDPS. DRG do OK, but they're not as good as MNK and still have rubbish AoE (everyone telling you about Doom Spike spam is full of crap; Doom Spike has such trash range it's almost impossible to use effectively on more than two or three targets). If you have both jobs geared equally, it's hard to justify taking DRG in most situations from an optimization standpoint. People talk about MNK being more positional, but it's DRG that's more punishing. MNK gets a slight penalty when he whiffs on the angle, but when Titan repeatedly spins in circles because he thought he saw a tail or something, DRG DPS goes down the tubes. DRG gets a 100-potency attack, loses a buff, and has to try again, essentially costing you 200+ potency per miss. MNK loses 40 and gets right on with punching. Every mediocre MNK is as effective as the very best DRG due to the limited feasibility of maintaining top DRG DPS and the naturally higher MNK DPS.

In terms of ST DPS (v. dummies/Atomos), the 2.1 rolls are MNK > DRG > SMN > BLM > BRD. In terms of AoE DPS, it's BLM > SMN > BRD > DRG > MNK. If I had to say something naturally preferred about one job or another, DRG still doesn't really justify its existence, but it's not bad enough that people are actively kicking it out out parties. In 2.0, it was a gimp of a job, nevermind the general dislike of MDPS. SMN is still kinda better unless the target is a total punching bag (like CT encounters), but DRG can at least carry its weight now.

Anyway, OP should do BRD if he wants a party, MNK if he's OK waiting an hour or two, and DRG if he wants half of PUGs to insult him for playing that job and the other half to just not invite him in the first place.