How is Ninja DPS endgame?

[Dogempire]

Just curious since I picked up Ninja as a new melee class. Not really sure how it compares to the other melees.

Also what's a quick way to get lancer to level 34? I really hate spending a lot of time on a class I don't plan on playing, plus I hate the need for cross class skills.

[Starkbeaumont]

NIN has lowest individual damage ouput out of the three melee classes, yet in the end it's the most desirable, cause it can boost other's damage. it provides a nice way of hate management which could potentially lead to more damage. also it has access to goad, which in long fights or heavy aoe fights could result in... ya you guessed it... more damage. their own aoe potential got boosted in a recent patch as well.

for your lnc "issue". just do dungeons, leveling roulette, weekly challenge log and leves/fates while you wait on queues

[Wilhem]

To put it simply, Ninja got the lowest DPS of the 3 melee DPS jobs but it has the highest utility to the group as a whole. Monk is the highest DPS but lowest utility and Dragoon is right in the middle.

[Whiston]

The best answer is: Really good if you learn the class well, and probably awful if you don't.

These threads pop up pretty frequently, yet the skill ceiling and general population skill is pretty far apart, so much so that any class being played well will do more damage than any other class being played at a mediocre level.

Take the following for instance: In A7S, the top Bard (ya know, that "support" class with generalized low DPS) does more damage than all but 7 Monks, the class regarded as having the highest DPS.
Hell, the top Paladin in A5S (lowest damage output tank) does more damage than 60% of all bards.
It's not unheard of for healers to do more damage than ninjas, and on the other hand, there's no reason a ninja couldn't be top DPS in a party.

So if you enjoy the class, then play it and play it well and you'll be just fine!

[Krindor]

Personal DPS amongst melees it's MNK>DRG>NIN
Party DPS it's DRG>NIN>MNK
Utility it's NIN>MNK(Def)=DRG(Dps)

[Sailysium]

for your lnc "issue". just do dungeons, leveling roulette, weekly challenge log and leves/fates while you wait on queues

I'd honestly say to just run Palace of the Dead for sub classes you don't care to spend time with. Leveling reward at low-mid levelis pretty decent and is at least more enjoyable than all those other methods combined.

[SwarleyMcSwarls]

Ninja has the highest effective dps (personal dps + raidwide dps) and, because of that is generally the most sought after melee job for raid groups. As far as its own damage goes, it has the most sustainable dps out of the three melee and has very high and quick burst damage to go with a now buffed aoe damage output. So, yes, its individual damage output in a static environment is lower than drg or mnk, but it's not a HUGE difference and it more than makes up for it with its utility and sustainability. Hope that helps! Oh, and it is the one melee that mixes in some magic damage with its ninjutsus.

[Spayd]

Personal DPS amongst melees it's MNK>DRG>NIN
Party DPS it's DRG>NIN>MNK
Utility it's NIN>MNK(Def)=DRG(Dps)

Most people would disagree for the Utility section. Most people agree its Nin>DRG>MNK since DRK have Delirium, so its not an exclusive utility anymore. But of course, a monk is viable if you have no drk. but most people tend to always take a DRG in their group, and switch between mnk and nin.

[Neela]

even the dps order is discussable Mnks "can" be on top of the melee dds but to bring their numbers up they need a perfect condition without taking care of aoes or mechanics... i won't say Nin/Drg are stronger but they need less "paradise" for being effective.

[Krindor]

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True but there's also traited mantra which has its uses in progression and was one of the reasons it was MNK and not DRG that got world first A8S and with the upcoming changes to PLD there might be an increase of them in raid teams. Overall when planning for a team NIN is the close to must've while MNK and DRG is dependant on the requirement of the fight, a high DPS check = DRG, harsh HP checks or double boss like a1s = MNK. Therefore DRG = MNK when it comes to utility.

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Looking at the average on every boss fight MNK is ahead of DRG and NIN in all fights so it's definitely the top personal DPS.