Quote Originally Posted by Letz View Post
Well, I suppose people are split on whether or not NIN and SAM needed potency buffs. Then I suppose my point would be why buff them and not SMN? NIN's and SAM's melee counterparts were doing more damage, yes, but so is SMN's caster counterpart. And NIN has a raid buff, so the greedy dps job vs. buffing dps job perspective doesn't apply with NIN.
Yes, SAM and NIN needed a buff because it was at the point where they where the least raid effect jobs. Even after the buff MNK and DRG are still ahead of the curve but it helped close the gap. Expect to see some nerfs in 5.1. SMN may be difficult for some to play but it's still holding it's own in terms of dps rankings where as NIN was right at the bottom with or even below DNC.