Ninja or Monk

[Kolsykol]

Dancer is amazing the rdps i see avoided is mch it doesnt bring enough value. i've cleared the tier with dnc as well and play whatever fits into an almost full party for reclears. It puts out high damage if you partner with a good dps but it really depends on the partner which can add .5k over a bad one. I was able to get 7.5k @590 on p4s door with a purple drg which is just under an average melee player. Curing waltz is what makes dnc shine. In p4s it saves lifes during act 2/cc. I'd always take a dnc over other rdps.

For fast clears nin comps tend to clear fastest in pf. Not because the nin does more dmg but because the of buff alignment. Everyone is trying to line up buffs with ta which dictates buff windows. No other job brings a clear visual indicator on when burst windows are.

You're right that DNC isn't perhaps quite as relient on party members as NIN for dmg since they mainly just buff one person.
Only being relient on one person isn't quite as punishing then again if the whole party sucks then you won't clear either.
But PF gonna PF lol.
They're still behind tho way moreso than NIN.

My overall point was just that people should moreso look at improving their skill level than just pick whatever is the fotm.
Obviously balance and potential matters, but in the end of the day I'd rather take a good NIN over a very meh or even bad SAM.
And tbh if both of them are good then I kinda just don't care because we should be able to clear with either.

I think if people are going to pick MNK over NIN then it should be because it's more enjoyable to play to them rather than just because it puts out higher numbers.
If we were talking about Guild Wars 2 where the numbers are completely out of wack and it has never been balanced and some professions ( jobs ) are just super overpowered then I'd probably be more hesitant to recommend some for more serious play.
But in FFXIV the numbers aren't that different and all of them performs well enough where it shouldn't be a problem.
So I'd just recommend solely based on what's fun etc rather than what puts out a bit bigger numbers.

[Grimoire-M]

Raiton is more effective on adds they die really fast and if the group doesn't stall damage your ta isn't aligned. This is the 2nd place in the tier i hold ta prepping it on the big add. Everywhere else it gets popped off cd including pinax. Nin misses nothing rotation wise on any variation.

Personally I just happened to notice you can get away with it if you don’t hold for the second add set. The thing that doesn’t sync up properly is the potion, not TA.