Thread: 4.05 DPS Ranking Expectations

Originally Posted by silentwindfr

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Defensive utility don't matter when it comes to balancing DPS.

I already touched upon this in my previous LIVE letter, but I'd like to take the opportunity to clarify balance among DPS roles.

Recently, samurai damage has been the subject of much debate, prompting many comparisons between jobs. In bringing samurai in line with other jobs, however, we not only look at solo damage values, but take all of the following into account:

1. Damage dealt when solo.
2. Susceptibility to mechanics (jobs affected more by mechanics deal slightly more solo damage, and vice versa).
3. Ability to raise a full party's total damage.

For instance, dragoon can greatly increase party members' damage, but deals less solo damage than samurai. In contrast, samurai boasts high solo damage, but cannot do much to increase party damage. Things such as the aforementioned susceptibility and the ability to perform ranged attacks are also considered.

We can't say with absolute certainty that the values will be perfect from the start, and it will be difficult to get a feel for the adjustments before they are released alongside Omega: Deltascape (Savage). For now, we will work towards applying those changes deemed necessary to 4.05, and we look forward to your feedback after you have played the raid.

Originally Posted by silentwindfr

Yoshida have talk age ago about the balance and said that ranged will never be the best dps.

He never said that either. And funny you mention lucid dreaming when melee can also control their, enmity in a different way by using diversion.

people seems to forget a lot of the toolkit and simply want them main to be the strongest

Wrong again. I don't even play BLM. I do however have two eyes.

finally a very very very important point.... in the final fantasy series, the best dps.... is the summoner, the only one that can wipe a whole group in one attack, not the black mage that simply the caster dps that have a good versatibility because of the weakness of the enemy. often it's not even the best jobs for get a max of damage dealt in the group.... just saying.

I made a long list explaining why that was not always true for every final fantasy but I realized it's way off topic. You are woefully incorrect in your statement, however.