MCH “tiny buff”

[CKNovel]

MCH can't be compared to SAM/BLM/SMN, it has to be balanced inside the ranged role. If MCH gets buffed alone, it will leave BRD and DNC as dead classes because of their inferior dps in the ranged bracket. All jobs must be balanced within their role, and MCH is balanced at least with DNC, so it doesn't need a buff. BRD is a little bit behind and could use one though. If anything, all ranged jobs could use a small buff, but it can also be argued that they don't need one because of the freedom of movement.

Yep, buffing MCH only would bring a loads of issues...

As for the freedom of movement, we already talked about it but there is currently many issues with it:
-Instead of a "DPS floor", the gutted DPS for mobility is a "DPS ceiling". Meaning it helps you to deal more DPS at a lower player level but also prevents you from doing more when mechanics are mastered.
-This tier is one of the most mobile tier and BLM/SMN were at the top during progress exactly where ranged should have shined. I strongly believe mobility is not the game changer but the ranged abilities are what makes the difference, the fact that one doesn't have to move to respect certains mechanics or interpret those in a whole different way.
-SMN shouldn't count due to its broken, unhealthy state, but yet it exist at a 40% unpunishable instant cast.
-The point of mobility is to bait specific mechanics but it's a design left for dead in this expansion (Or that must be done by 2 players including a caster)
-Mobility is often used to increase your melee DPS, not the Ranged's DPS

And then you have the whole story about gutted support.
I believe the problem is not the DPS but most likely the ranged identity, SQEX removed what made them the "Ranged DPS" and reworked them into pure DPS with no casts and a DPS ceiling.