Quote Originally Posted by Thunda_Cat_SMASH View Post
RDM will always remains viable, if not mandatory, due to how Embolden works, being a 6% rDPS increase. The massive dps they have currently guarantees them a raid slot. What BLM/SMN need to be is viable, necessitating nerfs to either Embolden or their personal deeps. Right now they offer utility that surpasses even BRD while doing several hundred more dps than them.
I think you're confused. Embolden has 1/6 uptime, and gives 10% bonus to most of their damage, and 10% of only physical dps of those around them. And that's only for 4 seconds, it goes down to 8 then 6, 4, 2, 0. So the average is 6%, and even if that boosted everyone's dps (it doesn't), that'd be 6% x 16% uptime so .96% increase. It's less significant than trick attack. It's under 1% difference not counting that it doesn't boost healer dps or another caster's.

If anything that's such a weird distinction for them to have that it should be made to affect all damage; being punished for having another caster is obtuse.