Quote Originally Posted by Valenten View Post
They should have buffed Ruin 3 and 4 and the dots imo. Then the mechanical changes in 4.1 but Im convinced at this point that no one on the balance team actually plays SMN. SMN should do more dmg than Red Mage simply because its harder to play than RDM is.
Im of the same mindset that something more complex should be better, however unfortunately that isn't this game. Instead they balance around provided DPS and provided Utility. Which is a valid argument for SMN doing more damage than RDM since RDM is very mobile, and has minimal quantity but very effective utility (might be wrong since I dont play the job) so I would hope a well played SMN could easily out pace a RDM in dps.