Quote Originally Posted by Kurogaea View Post
You say it like we don't have a choice but to play with these elitest a-holes. What happened to playing with friends? Balance is what SE has been doing forever. dps numbers would be lowered or increased as "balance" commands it.
Well, considering that unless you avoid the DF entirely you're going to run into someone now and then. Playing with friends is fine, but unless your friends are playing with you consistently you will face this at some point, especially if you ever consider getting into the serious end-game content. However, DPS numbers is only -part- of the issue when choosing your builds and is also heavily dependent upon player skill with a particular job. However... even playing with friends, if you're a WAR without Provoke trying to run 8-man content with a tank-swap mechanic you're crippling and killing your group because of it. Mathematics weight heavily into it, especially when both DPS and Healing checks can be really tight... but your overall build will come down to the things you -have- to have and your choice gets whittled away until it's just pointless otherwise.