Quote Originally Posted by LordMaitreya View Post
I find that odd as well especially since they are the second highest dps http://ffxiv.2digitalgames.de.

Further more as easy as some of the other jobs are nothing is easier than black Mage.
This has nothing to do with the topic.
But please do not take the dummy HP information as an actual representation of dps.
First, SE sets that HP (hence why any decently geared player clears this with like 20 seconds left).
Second, that's dummy dps. Dps in a vacuum- once mechanics kick in, your real dps shows. When BLM has to juggle movement and cds to try and dps while doing mechanics, when MNK can lose GL stacks, when SMN needs to time Bahamut so it's not messed up by a transition. That's why RDM does so well right now- it can run around half the time and has no stacks/stances/whatever worries. The real dps is almost the dummy dps as they get affected by mechanics the least...

If you look at actual fight data, you'll see BLM coming in a slightest bit ahead of RDM and SMN quite a bit behind.
That's why dummy dps is fairly meaningless.