The other day, during an expert run on Baelsar's Wall, I had a blm that did 1400 on that first large pull. I on the other hand was at 4700 as a drg. The other members praised the blm for having massive aoe damage after that pull was finished, and continued to do so for the rest of the dungeon.

All I could do was sit there and watch how misinformed they were since I can't say a word about numbers. Now this isn't their fault, because Square Enix's stance on parsers, but it definitely shed some light on a problem. This probably happens way more than it should.