Quote Originally Posted by Murugan View Post
I've seen archers in Darkhold gear do 12+ DPS on an Ifrit, so they are hardly "unusable" for ifrit or even a liability.



Though I generally play LNC when DD'ing, I can out DPS most random Lancers as a MRD, and though I haven't played pugilist one in my LS out damages most LNC parses I have seen from other "elite" linkshells.

I do think people do it to "mimic" videos they saw online, and in doing it they don't realize how much of an affect player skill has on the fight versus what classes everyone plays.

What I mean is it is objectively easier to beat Ifrit using 5 pugilists who know how to play well, than your average Lancer. Classes could be balanced better, but that doesn't negate the fact that some people in this community are just terrible at the game and like to blame balance/mechanics for that.
If your PGLs are out DPSing Lancers of certain linkshells, those linkshells aren't elite. The cooldown on Victimize kills PGL DPS.