RDM the unwelcome DPS :(

[Kokomi]

DPS jobs should be balanced based on whether they are ranged, melee, have cast bars, and group utility.

My order:
BLM/SAM/MCH=MNK=DRG/RDM=BRD=SMN/DNC=NIN

Please explain how being "ranged, melee, or having cast bars" should factor into job balance and why this is better than balancing based on difficulty.

Also, I'm curious why you're being so aggressive with someone who has a different opinion. Apparently I'm a "special snowflake" because I play ninja and I said it's a difficult class, then you said "Please don't take this the wrong way but I'm glad you don't balance MMOs as that would be a horrid way to balance a MMO" and you keep trying to dismiss my arguments as "cherry pick" or "straw man."

Edit: I read over my original post and I think I didn't say exactly what I meant. I think all classes should do enough DPS to be able to clear savage content, i.e. not be a liability for their team. This seems to be the case for RDM. However if RDM is easier to play than other classes then I see no reason that it should do the same amount of DPS.