Quote Originally Posted by Fannah View Post
I mean the base potency, like "Maim" of the War will always make 200 potency, even with a char lvl 30 which obviously never will inflict as much dmg as a ilvl 314 war which still only did 200 potency. Which explains the difference.
But you cant just look at potency of abilities, A BLM could have a 350 potency ability with a 3.5 sec cast while a monk has a 200 potency ability with a 2.0 sec gcd. They are the same relative damage over time even though they are diff potency values. You also have to take in consideration of some classes have auto attacks that dont have " set potencies" and some do not. Some classes have RNG proc based mechanics like BRD and MCH with no real set rotation except proper adaptation to the exact moment in time. You have to look at multiple iteration over time to get a basis. Looking at just potency only tells a small part of the story.