Thread: Is it possible that Ninja will do more dps than Monk?

The reason why I say this is because I've been looking at Ninja skills and they seem pretty powerful. But then again we won't know until in-game.

They'll have the same derp as a Dragoon, so no I don't think they will beat Monks :P. Monks have to work the hardest so hopefully they will remain king.

Anything putting out more ST DPS than a MNK will probably get nerfed, so let's hope not :P

Doubt it since from skills we've seen, ninja will have better aoe options than mnk currently has. As to their various buffs increasing damage by 20% and their attack speed buff, I'd guess they will be more similar to bards, low sustained dps but with ability to spike for super high amounts.

Taking a quick glance at the job itself, it's very much single-target, kill-it-as-fast-as-you-can styled gameplay. Ninja will probably be good in short fights or speedruns while Monk will thrive in the long haul.

And, as always, if a person is bad at the job, they won't do well. Both jobs, it seems, will require a bit of thought to work out, and there is currently no faceroll, easy DPS class in the game so far (yes, even DRG has thought put into its rotations). I don't think Monks will be sitting on the sidelines.

Originally Posted by The_Last_Dragoon

I personally think that the Ninja will be the first melee class to have amazing aoe capability due to it's Ninjutsu abilities.

Eh what? MNK and DRG have great AoE Capabilities, sure it isn't as good as BLM or BRD but a MNK/DRG won't be far behind if they know how to use their skills properly.

Their ability to increase party damage on the mob by 10% will make them highly desirable, regardless.

Originally Posted by Destinova

Ninja will increase the DD of monks with TA.

Trick Attack lowers the target's damage taken across the board, not just Monk output.