Quote Originally Posted by Aikaal View Post
He also said that about Black Mage which has the lowest cast per minute as a DPS.

You're really not getting the whole argument right?

You have ton of options to optimize on Red Mage and Black Mage because you can hold and build burst. Summoner does not have that potential. While everyone maximize their burst on P2S because theres a 9 second downtime buring a burst window, the top 10 Summoner just straight burn Bahamut without buffs because it's the best option. Reaper is busy and super easy to play for example. Summoner has no oGCD and is also easy to play. Red Mage is a damn joke to play. I can't see any difference of complexity between Red Mage and Summoner. That's purely for damage output.
Starting to reach for it a bit. You better pick one. Either there is "ton of options to optimize on Red Mage" or "Red Mage is a damn joke to play". Either "Summoner does not have that potential" or "I can't see any difference of complexity between Red Mage and Summoner".

I think it is pretty clear. With a simple and on rails rotation SMN has there is not a lot to be "busy" about. And by Yoshida's own words, being busier warrants higher DPS.

All the talk about support is getting old and I will no longer engage you on that topic. You remain adamant on downplaying anything SMN has and making RDM that absolute beast of support abilities with on demand heal LB3 and raidwide Hallowed Ground.