So you're telling me..

[Ransu]

People will bring them though. Those who understand anyway. Problem is, people look at what fflogs uses for rankings (rDPS) without understanding the other brackets..

You clearly were not around during ARR where pretty much every raid group was mandatory double bard and once ninja was released it was double bard and ninja. The 4th DPS was usually DRG because blunt debuff from monk wasn't all that useful.

[Kazimere]

You clearly were not around during ARR where pretty much every raid group was mandatory double bard and once ninja was released it was double bard and ninja. The 4th DPS was usually DRG because blunt debuff from monk wasn't all that useful.

I was around, actually. I remember those days well. Bard was fine, yet people were saying it was weak, so the subsequent buff completely broke it. No one is saying Reaper is under performing, and the only people claiming Samurai are under-performing are those who are angry they aren't dominating anymore. In StB, Samurai pretty much had a dedicated spot.

Drg was brought predominately because of the piercing down for bard. Warrior was a shoe in for the slashing debuff, as well as its dps. Ninja, well cause of TA. Monk had no buffs to offer the raid, and it didn't jive well with comps. When played well, it was the highest dps though, and everyone knew it.