Quote Originally Posted by deadman1204 View Post
Someone being good at their job doesn't mean another job should be buffed. Classes are based aroudn general gameplay, not optimal. This is why all ranged are lower dps
I agree that a caster/ melee good at their job should be ahead of a physical ranged because both require a lot more optimization.
But even an averagely played caster/ melee is ahead of a well played physical ranged. This is escpecially true for DNC/ BRD but MCH also gets steamrolled even if the melee/ caster only plays above average. rDPS and utility is all well and good but BRD and DNC are FAR behind in rDPS and that includes all buffs they bring.
BLM is one of the most progress-unfriendly classes and requires a lot of thought to play well, there's a reason the dps bar spans almost the whole chart on most bosses but I don't think it's okay that I'm ahead of our BRD in our first kills, where neither I nor we a as a group had done much to optimize and play somewhat BLM friendlier. And with every consecutive kill this gap will only widen.

Even in progress, even on average gameplay level, SMN, BLM and some melees are still always ahead of physical ranged by a noticable margin.
On an average and in a non-optimized setting, physical ranged should shine. But they don't. They are STILL behind despite melees and casters getting punished for every disengagement and every bit of unforseen movement.
That's what people are not okay with and I fully agree.
Quite frankly, I should suck in progress. But I don't, I can focus more on playing mechanics correctly than playing optimally and I'm still ahead of our physical ranged, including the hard-hitting MCH.