Quote Originally Posted by Akirakogami View Post
I don't buy the idea that the 10% damage buff from cleric stance completely replaces summoner's dedicated DPS abilities and DPS focused pet.

Why bother using summoner if it is even a question that scholar might have more dps?
From a PPS (potency per second) perspective, SCH with CS and Aero _can_ keep up with SMN with RS and Fester, if he spends time casting Ruin as well. Then you throw in the SMN pet, which at near i90 gear levels, will be about 70 DPS. Then you account for the fact that SCH can't actually DPS full time, and even more damage falls away. In reality, a SCH on any content that actually matters, is going to be at least 100 DPS below the SMN, who is a dedicated DPS resource and sacrifices nothing as far as party contribution goes by spending all their uptime DPSing. SCH on the other hand actually has healing/shielding duties to attend to.

Anyone who tries to use CS/Aero to 'prove' that SCH can even hold a candle to SMN in terms of DPS, is really looking for a reason to play SCH, and is doing nothing to further an educated conversation about DPS potential.ng all their uptime DPSing. SCH on the other hand actually has healing/shielding duties to attend to.