Thread: 5.0 Dark knight request: Delirium rework

Originally Posted by TheHyperFusion

Sadly, without a full overhaul of the job by reworking each ability and adjusting the other tanks to make them unique as well, you cannot really pinpoint any specific ability of a single job within that role.

Yeah, that's basically the problem at the moment.

Originally Posted by TheHyperFusion

Like many in most of the job boards say (that I've read, at least), the issue is that some within a specific role (tank, healer, melee DPS, ranged phys DPS, magick DPS) feel far too similar to each other now with the ShB changes. On a personal view, I'd like to see more of a nod to prior incarnations within the series for each job. Sadly, I feel like they are attempting to make each job within a role more "in line" with each other - but they are going about it the wrong way, in my opinion as they aren't really working on every ability in a view of "What's the lore and intended feel of this job?".

Melee DPS seem to be more fun and balanced with maybe NIN being the exception. Tanks however, GNB seems like it is only designed with level 60 onwards content in mind for tanks and PLD just keeps getting better, like DRG, with each expansion. Healers however, WHM is just THE go-to healer with SCH being a decent second, DNC is every speedrunners wet dream for lower level content but could use more GCDs that tie in with the flourishes to be played like the devs intended it to be played but Physical Ranged could use some more variety in playstyles. Caster Ranged DPS, RDM only good for prog and works well with anyone that doesn't have too many magic attacks(so no PLD or DRK), SMN is basically the better replacement for RDM if you really need raid DPS, and BLM if you just want healers to adjust...

Originally Posted by TheHyperFusion

Speaking from a game designer view, I really do feel like the jobs need full reworks to make them unique... but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

Yeah that's kind of how this expansion is right now... I would have been perfectly fine with Shadowbringers and even the next expansion to be delayed if it mean battle balance gets more love and attention...