Looking for an easy DPS Class

[Craiger]

Like you can see from the comments, asking what "which is the easiest DPS job?", will give you lots of different answers...

It depends on what you consider to be easy, and what you're more willing to learn. Personally I like more simple static rotations, and rather have more challenge when it comes to movement etc.

For example, I main MNK, and I think they are one of the easiest jobs to play currently, but many would disagree. MNK have a very simple rotation with very few abilities that you actually use. The challenge with MNK, is to always stand at the right position to get the full damage (when possible), and hardest of all, keeping up the greased lightning buff at all times possible. You have to know the fights you're doing very well, to get the most out of MNK.

You then have a job like SMN, which is ranged, can move around a lot(most skills can be used while running), and overall just doesn't have to deal with anything like MNK have to do with always having to move or keeping up some buff or something... But, SMN has a lot to keep track of, and you also have a pet to manage too. To get the most out of SMN, you have to be very aware and be able to quickly determine the next ability to use. It's not as straight-forward as MNK's rotation.

So you have to decide/find out, if you think heavy management of skills, or heavy movement/mechanics based jobs are for you.

Those 2 are the extremes of both ends though. NIN is melee, but they barely have any requirements for position, or anything really hard to keep up during fights... they have more skills to manage etc though. EDIT: to clarify, NIN isn't as heavy on skill management as SMN. They are more in the middle of being a movement/mechanics based job, and being a skill management job. Think of it like there being a scale 1 to 10, and NIN being a 5

BLM is another job that has an easy rotation, which is pretty static, and the challenging part is to do that rotation, while dodging mechanics. You have to plan ahead, so that you move as little as possible, and to keep up Enochian, like others have mentioned. Haven't personally played BLM at 60 yet, but I would say that BLM is harder to play than MNK for example.

Without going on too long, I'm just gonna say that, BRD probably is the easiest to play at the moment... Just like they were in 2.0, but the difference is that you can't be braindead and still do a decent job this time. Overall, all jobs are hard to play in one way or another, and it's simply what you are good at, that determines what you think is the easiest.