Choosing a dps

[Slappah]

There is Sneak attack which is a frontal skill but, often in raids you wont be using it that much.

You will realistically never, ever use sneak attack. Ever.

Only time sneak attack would be better than trick attack is if it's the killing blow on the monster, which is never really going to be the case, and at that point, you were better off just casting raiton probably.



SMN is not the best dps for fcob, they are outclassed in basically every way by BLMs but they are still viable and you absolutely can clear the content without issues just because you have a SMN. I mained smn for a long time while using controller before I switched to keyboard&mouse so I can vouch for its effectiveness on a controller. Although you will need to get used to it and get very quick and good with it as it requires a bit more keyninding than other jobs imo.

Bard is kind of stale imo, it's nice in that you'll never lose dps from movement for the most part, but the rotation isn't too interesting.
Although I admit I love the procs that keeps it entertaining and it can be enjoying supporting the party with paeon/ballad/foes.

Monk is a personal fav of mine and my main alt job. It has a fun rotation that's quick paced and once you get the groove of it and hit positionals in your sleep its just very fun to play. It just has a certain smoothness and quickness to it that keeps you in a zone.


Ninja is my main and I enjoy it a lot. I find the rotation to be fun and ninjutsu is an interesting mechanic and keeps things fresh.

Monk is the best single target dps and does extremely well in fcob especially on t13. Ninja is also a very strong dps.
Smn can also put out competitive damage although it's a bit lacking in fcob.
Bards dps isn't amazing but they can actually put out very high dps in all the fights although a lot of that will matter on how much you have to sing.