DPS Balance Thread

[HyoMinPark]

The problem people in this thread think exists is that Disembowel is too strong

I think you aren’t considering how skewed the benefits of Disembowel are compared to other rBuffs. Like I said in my long wall-o-text above, in a DRG/BRD or DRG/MCH comp, that ~300 DPS is for 1 person. In a DRG/BRD/MCH comp, that ~600 DPS is for 2 people. Compare that to any other rBuff (save Embloden since it won’t benefit other magic users outside of the RDM that uses it), which are benefits for the entire raid of 8 people. Benefits for 1 or 2 versus benefits for the entire 8. 860 rDPS for TA (or even 900+) seems massive, but it’s spread across 8 people. Disembowel benefits 1 or 2. 900+ for 8; ~600 for 2; ~300 for just 1. That’s heavily skewed, and that’s why people say Disembowel is so strong.

I’m not some orange-tier BRD, but my highest for this tier is 90th percentile in V6S. It was several weeks ago and I don’t think anyone in the raid had BiS (though the NIN had consistent orange parses), but I got a +264 DPS benefit from Disembowel. Trick, for comparison, gave the raid +476, but it only gave me +97.4 DPS. +264 versus +97.4. +264 for 1, versus +476 for 8.

[Powercow]

I think you aren’t considering how skewed the benefits of Disembowel are compared to other rBuffs.

I am. That's actually my exact point. Its overall raid DPS is too *focused* in 1-2 other people.

Compare that to any other rBuff (save Embloden since it won’t benefit other magic users outside of the RDM that uses it), which are benefits for the entire raid of 8 people.

Also, Brotherhood is physical only too, but Brotherhood is its own weird box of awkwardness, albeit less so since it got buffed.