Quote Originally Posted by MoroMurasaki View Post
I think you're still painting with too broad a brush. I'd argue DRK specifically stands out as a notoriously made fun of job, look no further than the linkin park music overlay and 'edgelord' title.
Hey! I represent that remark!

In all seriousness, every game with the trinity mechanic suffers from the Tank/ Healer stigma. It's not only that DPS are deigned to be more fun to play, they are more fun to play because they are not loaded with the responsibilities the others seem to be saddled with. Speaking as merely a casual i cannot say for certain, but i have seldom heard of Healers DPS being integral for completion in everything from pug dungeon runs to endgame progression. The same could be said for the DPS meta minded push for Tanks to do their jobs out of defense stances to push higher DPS for faster completion. Both are not things tailored to the roles but have now seemed to have become expected, regardless of the fine line between success and failure that comes from risk/reward game play styles.

Some do not want and cannot thrive in that situation, couple this with the current imbalance of the shear numbers DPS to other roles and the issue was certain to come yet again to a head (something that was certainly not helped with Samurai being made a DPS).

What ever is released next (job wise) must contend with many issues right out of the gate, and how the community will dictate how it is used in content.

Leveling advice? Make a play list of videos/ music on repeat and Palace of The Dead until you're sick of it... Then do it again a million times. You'll hate it but you'll be level 70 and have no idea what your doing with your job like many others.

"~Crawling in my skin..."