Quote Originally Posted by TcomJ View Post
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...A6%81%E6%9C%9B

go tell them that then, I dare you.
Were you guys locked out of raid in SB like RDM/NIN pug currently? no.
Yes? The standard raid comp used Bard, not Machinist. Aside for the rare occasions when a group wanted to run 2 physical ranged instead of a magical ranged.

Red Mage's damage is barely below Summoner at the moment. The problem with casters is largely due to Black Mage being overpowered and Raise having little value in raid fights with tight DPS requirements.

Ninja needs buffs, but it also doesn't need to be at the completely mandatory level it was in Stormblood. Melee balance is the worst of all 3 DPS roles at the moment.