Possible AST nerf

[Ootarion]

You seem to know a lot of facts... the point isnt only "how hard can a class hit?" but also "what else does the class bring to the table?" - BLM has basically only the damage, while a RDM can heal and raise aswell, so it should hit less hard to reflect that (or no one would take a BLm since a RDM can just hit as hard and brings extra stuff)

Can RDM Hard CC an entire group of enemies with a simple Sleep spell? BLM may not be able to heal, or revive, but why would it need to heal OR revive when it can Sleep an entire group of enemies and then blast the heck out of each enemy one at a time with enough damage to kill most if not all of the Slept enemies before they can wake up!? Best that RDM can do is use Tether to lock several enemies in place but if they are ranged enemies they can still attack. a Hard CC like a BLMs Sleep will forever be far and above better then Tether. By the way, for the longest time before Stormbloods launch, I used to see Monks as the single highest damage dealing class in the game that could easily outshine others, is this really fair to BLM, SMN, DRG, NIN, BRD and MCH? No. Utility or no, what is the point of being a damage dealer if your damage is so much lower then another damage dealer's? I would have probably played Monk if I wasnt so much more interested in playing a Caster or a Healer, not cause of their strengths, but because I like Magic more then I do punching things.