Quote Originally Posted by Katie_Kitty View Post
uhhh.. yeah??? I mean that's kind of common sense
Fair enough, it was poorly worded on my part. And I should've framed my original comment as "we can discuss whether that comp should be able to clear", which would've separated it as another thought.

The only problem with pointing that out (along with the other comments posted above), however, is that it only gets us so far. Why isn't DNC, BRD, SMN, RDM a particularly strong comp? It's all terribly complicated and somebody eventually has discuss & decide what happens to what and how every job gets balanced to one another, preferably within the confines of the current content parameters.

Since I don't think I've actually stated my philosophy on balance, here it is. Loosely speaking, either the top ABC or bottom XYZ need to be nerfed or buffed, respectively, as it would help not diminish the "intended" difficulty of the content. It shouldn't just be about "free" buffs. It shouldn't be about compensating for mistakes. It would probably hurt less if both sides gave a little in order to meet somewhere in the middle, if the spread is 10% then meet at +/- 5%. Allow 1-2% tolerance. Be humble. Be happy.