Quote Originally Posted by Ryans View Post
There is one person in this thread that has actually seen the bigger picture. Not enough magic DDs.
Adding a new magic DPS will only matter if it changes the meta. When your options are 1) Foe for the BLM or 2) Paeon/Ballad for someone else, you need a really good reason to pick #2. Right now, that reason is because MNK and NIN top dps charts while providing good utility, with DRG not far behind on the DPS front. The reason SMN isn't picked over BLM is because SMN would require a separate choosing of #2, but doesn't benefit from it enough to be worth it, especially when that MP could be going to Foe for much better raid DPS. Maybe if your group were SMN-heavy it would make sense to Ballad, but with most groups taking 2 melee and a BRD. . .well, BLM is the obvious choice.

Basically, adding in new magic DPS won't change anything unless they either have enough utility to be game changing or enough DPS to make up for the 20% the BRD loses and the 10% a BLM would get from Foe. Like it or not, BLM is the measuring stick now.