DPS classes numbers and ranking posted on reddit

[KaiSunstrider]

1) I'm pretty sure that this isn't the case as people originally thought. It actually buffs your damage rather than lowering the bosses resistance despite what it says it does.
2) Even if it did, BRD gets a large chunk of its dps from DoTs, and those aren't affected by the piercing debuff since its not piercing damage, just physical damage.

Sure. The point still remains that Brd and Mch are the only classes that dont bring their own resistance/damage debuffs. Meaning that without considering any party wide buffs cds, both will do more damage just by being on a target with a DRG doing his thing than by themselves. Nin used to be this way with a warrior but now that the SF combo applies slashing, its no longer a "buff" for nins to be in a group with a warrior vs without.

But it's no diff than the argument of DRG will do better just by there being another party member because of DE, and monks will do better in raid group/parties just because of how their CDs have a synergy with chakra generation. All of this without considering anything else anyone brings to the table. You throw either of those two in party with 3 SAMs who bring zero raid cds and zero debuffs for either MNK or DRG and both classes will do more dps than solo.