Quote Originally Posted by Clair View Post
You will be taking more damage by an AOE over MNK and a WAR when Power Surge level 3 increases all damage done to the DRG by 22.5%. Good thing there's very few almost one shotting moves in this game... oh wait.
All AOEs are easily avoidable, and only takes a cpl seconds off your dps. Take Ifrit and Coincounter for example. You can avoid all their aoes, and if you wanted to (shows you dont play the class) you can cancel power surge with Dread Spike which absorbs hp next time you take damage. In other words, no you don't take more dmg from AOEs unless you have no idea what you're doing. Aoe charging? Run away. DPS aren't supposed to eat AOEs. If you can't make it, pop on Dread Spike so you dont take more dmg than everyone else. Easy peazy.


The -25 enmity from AF? The -2.5% enmity gain so your 1000 damage weaponskill acts like a 975 damage weaponskill in terms of hate? Enmity gear is garbage in this game and gives a negligible difference in performance. So much for being not clueless like everyone else? Also using gear that can be replaced with something else as a defense for the job's performance in regards to others is laughable at best.
-enmity is -enmity. Way to ignore the point of the post. Point is DRG gets a lot less enmity than WAR. Deflecting an argument doesn't make you right.

It only gets one more ability than MNK does to reduce hate and it's on a 3 minute cooldown. That's not SO much, and it's not a utility move when it only helps them do a bit more damage without grabbing hate and getting stomped all over. Are they doing greatly more damage than MNK to offset the garbage defense?
A DPS shouldnt be getting hit all that much in the first place. If you wanna stand in AOES all day and wack without a care then WAR is the best class for you. If you plan on actually thinking, a DPS will outdmg WAR every time and take far less dmg because they are avoiding frontal attacks and AOEs. And this isnt about DRG vs MNK...its about DRG, MNK vs WAR. Bottom line is WAR is greater def/hp for less dmg, while DPS is greater dmg for less DEF. I fail to see the point you are *trying* to make.