Quote Originally Posted by Leonus View Post
So ever dps class besides mnk and recently (arguably) nin is worthless in content that matters because they don't have the highest sustained single target damage in the game...
that's how I read that post honestly. I won't quote anymore "why ranged do less damage than melee" posts anymore because I don't think many people get why it is happening this way and what the causes are for it. I will say that smn is going to get something, what it will be... we have no idea. However, if SE fails to deliver some balance between the two caster dps, and blm are left out in future content, the same issues will arise until the avid blm mains get their buffs. It will be a back and forth cycle. Just wait and see what SE is going to do. Yoshi already said they were looking into it.
DoT jobs are different than direct damage jobs because they don't do damage up front. DoT jobs need to have the highest sustained damage in order to be balanced around end game content otherwise it ends up being in a situation like Summoner where there is a mass exodus from the job at endgame.