Quote Originally Posted by Lastelli View Post
Anyway, the fact that all parties still have one ranged after so long means that having one is optimal.
As per my prior comment few groups care are doing serious speedruns of Savage (the top Levi kill is 5.0 ffs) so looking at those charts doesn't necessarily tell you anything.

At the most charitable, you could say that having a Dancer is optimal by a mostly-slim margin at the top end with a group that's maximally stacking buffs. That's DNC-specific though. The other two ranged are getting blown out by DNC in speedkill contexts, then DNC falls back closer to them in less-ambitious groups.

I don't think SE can or should do much of anything, given the designs, about DNC outpacing the other ranged at the top top end. But they could afford to close the gap a little, especially as it relates to working around downtime which DNC is extra strong at.

As for the ranged being behind overall, obviously you'd rather have your game be more balanced instead of less balanced, so clear gaps like this should get some work. I don't think ranged should equal other roles, or else you'd hard lock double ranged (because why not take the mobility if everything else is equal). But they can be closer than they are.