Quote Originally Posted by Shizuna View Post
I don't like it when people suggest outrageous things that would affect SMN's a lot, but the job is basically on the verge of becoming extinct because it's not worth bringing when you can find a damn melee or change to BLM for better overall damage. I feel like I'm holding back my group by playing SMN. That's how bad it is. No matter how I do, I'll be slightly higher than my static BRD dps, when I don't even ress or virus much. I give E4E sometimes, but that's what healers are doing right now. What's the point of playing this class anymore when I have to put in so much effort than a BLM? High skill play, but low reward.
This is it. Too much weight being given to voices of statics. How and when did it become the thing for statics to decide the direction of a job? The most tangible example of this is Dragoon. People complained that an equally geared Mnk would out damage a Drg and that mnks and nins were being chosen over Drgs. If there was something inherently wrong with the job that it couldn't meet dps checks, then I would be more sympathetic to their buff. Maybe their weak magic defense needed to be tweaked. But because Dragoons didn't "bring any utility", and was slightly weaker than MNK, that it needed to be passed over? JUST TAKE ANY JOB! Didn't Yoshida say all fights were able to be done with any job combination? Look, T13 cleared without a bard!