Quote Originally Posted by KaldeaSahaline View Post
To be clear, you're suggesting a fixed value calculation correct? In that not based on any external buffs/debuffs. I.e. no slashing/no cards, Trick attack etc right? Otherwise you'd need to make sure it works across every possible comp and account for varying RNG.
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I can think of a slightly better alternative. Unmitigated official parser for all platforms. Punish people who harass and keep it moving.
Yes, I am. It would be a fixed value calculation based on the buffs that individual job brings. No external forces. It would be the maximum that is possible with that individual class. SE already take into account individual max DPS into account (and put it at a percentage for the encounter) when designing encounters so they know what each job is capable of. They also know all the stat weightings etc, so it could easily be an automated calculation based on the stats that automatically scales with stats (pulling from the same dataset that the stat weights and potency calculation pulls from). And let's be fair, SE have flat out said they won't release an unmitigated official parser. Numerous times. What we're doing is speculating on building something they very well may add.