Is the Ninja nerf really needed?

[Elazu]

My NIN was beating it at a much lower level. *shrug*

Again, MNK's only comparable under ideal circumstances, which rarely exist in this game. NIN is pretty much not reliant on "circumstances"

Playing with the wrong Monks then.

[Fynlar]

Playing with the wrong Monks then.

Talking about myself, and I know how MNK works, thanks.

[ElHeggunte]

Playing with the wrong Monks then.

If you think Monk is always the highest DPS in any situation you're very much mistaken. Monk is easily the highest potential single-target DPS, there's no dispute. However, that kind of performance is highly situational and fight mechanics in the majority of the game don't really match Monk's ideal environment.

[hallena]

Talking about myself, and I know how MNK works, thanks.

Monk outdps ninja.
However monk should also get a nerf

[Fynlar]

MNK is already nerfed IMO due to the various mechanics of most of the fights in this game. I don't think MNK should be judged based only on what it can do under ideal circumstances when those circumstances rarely exist anyway.

[hallena]

MNK is already nerfed IMO due to the various mechanics of most of the fights in this game. I don't think MNK should be judged based only on what it can do under ideal circumstances when those circumstances rarely exist anyway.

Monk perform more than fine on every single encounter in the game

[dday3six]

If you think Monk is always the highest DPS in any situation you're very much mistaken. Monk is easily the highest potential single-target DPS, there's no dispute. However, that kind of performance is highly situational and fight mechanics in the majority of the game don't really match Monk's ideal environment.

And you think the same is not true of Ninja?

MNK is already nerfed IMO due to the various mechanics of most of the fights in this game. I don't think MNK should be judged based only on what it can do under ideal circumstances when those circumstances rarely exist anyway.

So by that logic Dragoon is fine because T13 can be beaten with 3 Dragoons and a Bard, right?

[LordMaitreya]

Highest dps in the game feels pathetic?

There was no need to nerf Ninja at all. I don't really get the reasoning either. Why is Monk allowed to be the undisputed king of the dps charts for rather low effort while having a -10% int debuff, but Ninja gets banhammered? Where are the Monk nerfs to keep the job in line with the others?

I would say it's asian favoritism but ninja is and asian job. They should just buff Dragoons for now and then go from there.

[cookiecutter]

Monk perform more than fine on every single encounter in the game

Leviathan EX disagrees with you.

[Atreides]

Talking about myself, and I know how MNK works, thanks.

Not to break it for you but you're doing it wrong when you're behind Ninjas in single target DPS as Monk.
Sure when we're talking about trash mobs Ninja is stronger indeed but in real fights where it actually matters aka Coils monks should always beat ninjas.
There is a reason why the first final coil clears went double monk.
Monk is outright OP when it comes to ST, now we had a class that is almost able to match it and it gets nerfed instead of just bringing dragoon to the same lvl and have 3 competitive melees.
Oh and Dragon Kick is the best utility you can get in the final coils.