Quote Originally Posted by Niwashi View Post
If, however, it's the rest of the group looking at everyone's DPS, and comparing the Bard's DPS output to the Black Mage's DPS output, it does hurt him there. It sets up a situation where, instead of trying to help the entire team, he's effectively competing against his own teammates to try to out-DPS each other. That situation does discourage things like Foe Requiem or any other support skill that helps your teammates perform better.
"DPS was too low that time. BRD, why aren't you playing Foe?"
"I don't want to. . ."
"Too bad. That's your job."

Just saying, if the group isn't meeting DPS checks (and thus replacing someone is even an option), the first person I'm going to look at is the BRD who's not helping the group any. Unless one of the other DDs is just doing abysmally. And by "abysmally," I don't just mean "a little below average." I'm talking "just above the tanks."