Honest question: If every player/class/job is equal,who is unique? (Gameplay topic)

[KhalidTheGreat]

There is only ranged and melee. Damage in this game can be described as generic. And arrow will do as much damage to a soft target, as it will a stone. Same for any other "type" of damage.

Either way it's still your choice. Whatever class you like to play the most is equally important and that's a great thing to have in an mmo.

I loved playing monk in 2.0 but I had to leave it and level a bard instead because, and I quote: "nobody likes monks". I had a hard time getting into AK / WP speedruns just because of my class. Of course that was before the mnk buff and the brd nerf that were made later on.

Same thing with warriors back in 2.0

So for me balance is very important. If a class is unique then that means a dps class that outputs more damage or a tank that has more defense. Which will lead to abandoning some classes and overpopulating others. And that doesn't seem fun to me.