How about a non-support ranged dps?

[RiceisNice]

TLDR - ranged physical will always have reduced damaged output comparatively to other classes, due to "mobility" according to SE.

And that goes down the toilet with the introduction of WM/GB, even though it doesn't "buff" their damage anymore than the other dps classes getting "buffed" from their new post-50 skills.

There logic holds no ground if they don't lower all ranged dps overall output, including summoners and black mages. Even then I disagree. Ranged typically have responsibilities in boss fights melee don't at least in most MMOs. I haven't raided anything past duty finder in FFXIV so I'm not 100% sure that's the case here. In World of warcraft I have raided the highest difficulty in the last few expansions.

Can't really do anything about it though if the devs ways are set in stone.

Party synergy and group composition would play into role here; it's why you wouldn't stack all of one job. You get a BRD to buff magic damage and to have regen, you get a MCH for damage debuff and regen, you get DRG for disembowel, casters for additional virus and E4E, etc etc.