Objective comparison of Mnk and Nin difficulty to play ?

[Casper]

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The thing i don't understand in this QA is that they say that they planned for nin to be top dps, but they did not expect it to be on this level. Point is, currently, nin is NOT top dps, mnk is -- i think that beyond all arguments, everyone pretty much agrees on that, even if it is only slightly. So i am pretty confused by the whole justification. If it was up to me, i would keep things as they are -- i think both jobs are similarly complex and close to be as rewarding as each others, and i would just wish drg was on par so we could have real choices to make regarding optimal setup. I fear that with the nerfs we will just switch from one obvious optimal setup to another, and miss an opportunity for non-obvious choices.

[OmniKLD]

Monk is top dps in situational fights not straight out top DD. You put a equal geared mnk n nin in a t8 fght mnk would definitely out dd nin but lets say a dungeon or levi or most content nin would out dd simply because its impossible to keep gl3 up

[MrCookTM]

Monk is top dps in situational fights not straight out top DD. You put a equal geared mnk n nin in a t8 fght mnk would definitely out dd nin but lets say a dungeon or levi or most content nin would out dd simply because its impossible to keep gl3 up

This is correct, but classes should be balanced after the current top tier content, because a) it is the only content with dps checks that 10% more or less dps would make any difference and b) with the next content update and new gear, level cap, skills, etc., the balance will change completely anyway. That being said, the current top tier content - final coil - is high uptime fights all the way, so an equally geared and skilled monk should out-dps a nin in every encounter that does not have any deaths.

[Levis]

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I agree I should have stated that I do no agree with their justification of the nerf. I do not mind so much the TP increase (depending on how severe it turns out to be) but the lowering of the damage is what concerns me a little bit. Obviously we can only speculate at this point until it happens and we can go test it and see the difference ourselves.

However I agree MNK still pulls ahead in the long fights, but NIN is not to far behind. I think the better option would have been to leave NIN as is and continue with the DRG buff they have planned.