Quote Originally Posted by Ryaz View Post
Well, things like Raise SHOULD be taken into account. Even if BLMs were fixed to deal the same damage as a RDM (or even a little more), no one will take BLMs because they bring nothing extra to the table. A RDM's ability to Raise players and do s little healing can save the group from wiping. That's a pretty big deal. Ignoring the fact that they can do that is a huge mistake on any designers part.
Raise SHOULD not be taken into account. rDPS increases are always available. Somebody doesn't always die. And no. Nobody takes BLM because their DPS is terrible. You shouldn't balance around something that you won't be using in all of your fights. It's not even a bad balance decision. It'd be as useless and dumb as balancing around palisade or dismantle. If the healers are competent the raid is competent, neither of your tools are used, but people with static rDPS increases or high personal DPS won't just lose these abilities as they are always applicable.