Quote Originally Posted by CecMiller View Post
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No amount of proof is good enough for these people. As long as they like the way the class plays, SMN can parse however it wants and they won't care, so long as a theoretical target dummy says SMN does the most of casters. What good is theory if it's never put into practice?

And practice says you're right. I don't care how people feel about the class. There's absolutely no reason a class should do more damage than another in that role when it has more utility and is easier to play.

If you like how it plays, good for you. But SMN is clearly inferior, and no amount of "but Bahamut" is changing that. The class needs to be properly rewarded for its difficulty.