Recurring Theme On Specific Class Demands Per Content Because of Difficulty.

[Lavani]

People don't seem to understand the fact that player skill is a variable that needs to be the controlled variable. Assuming player skill is the same regardless of the class being played, it's clear that one class will be better suited for a specific encounter. Using the Ifrit example, we assume that all 8 players have equal skill, their first attempt is done with only lancer for DPS, and things go well. Their second attempt is done with a medley of classes and things go well for the raid. When the two attempts are compared it's clear that using only one type of class facilitates the encounter. The fact that the lancer class is a stronger dps, allowing for a faster kill time and less stress on healers to worry about mana and does it from a safer distance, again less worry about player survive ability, makes the encounter favored to one specific class.

Like i said before, that bad game design breeds FOTM classes especially when people can change weapons and be a different class.