Could have SE unknowing set FFXIV to fail....

[SpookyGhost]

but you can't compare 2.0 WAR to current patch DRG.

I can agree with that. WAR had other problems besides the gear discrepancy vs PLDs - I experienced many of them first hand. :P I do think DRG is in an unfortunate situation, which is really disappointing for me since DRG is my only DPS job I have leveled and I really enjoy playing it. DRG certainly can do it, but it's similar to WAR's situation where you had to play around their weaknesses to make it through the fight... which isn't how it should be. I think they definitely deserve a buff, I don't even care about the damage just +MDEF and +Utility would be more than enough for me. We are getting way off topic though, I think, so I'll just shut up now.

[Lord_Zlatan]

I'll just shut up now.

Im in the same boat as you. Long time DRG fan in FF series so I leveled it up and geard it out.

Conversely, id even trade in utility for more spike damage. The hallmark of DRG is jumps. They do way too little damage IMO. There is some math out there I think in this thread that states the DRG reduced CD on jumps increases DPS by 1%... why not go ahead and raise the potency on that so its up to even 3% or dare I say 5%? The tradeoff would be that they have no utility besides boosting BRD dps. I think thats fair.

MDEF needs to go up though, everyone agrees on that.