Maybe RDM need....

[Zyneste]

I think the argument is that if a Red Mage and Black Mage had equal DPS at the most optimal level of play, that it would be unfair because Red Mage is way easier to play than BLM. Naturally, because RDM brings *some* DPS utility and is absurdly easy to play, it shouldn't be QUITE as strong as BLM, but being easy to play is no reason to leave a job in the dumpster.

That's the hyperbolic strawman that's brought up all the time.

No one is ever asking for BLM level damage, but the gap between BLM and RDM should be smaller. An 11% Difference in damage at the highest skill level for two classes in the same role is absurd.

Relative to 100 Percentile*
Difference for Healers: ~2.5
Difference for Tanks: ~.5
Difference for Melee: ~5 [This score is still normalizing, so i'm using the last week instead of 2 weeks. Odds are most Ninjas aren't geared yet]
Difference for Ranged: ~2%
Difference for casters: ~11%

The caster role needs broken apart or reevaluated if this sort of damage gap is going to continue.