Quote Originally Posted by Issaella View Post
I only have 1 job geared out at 590+ presently, SMN, I thought about MCH, but I can't play BRD or DNC with any kind of skill. Also, with how far MCH is behind every other DPS it felt like a huge handicap, if I could get SMN even close in terms of performance it would easily out-DPS MCH. SMN also leaves the door open to playing rezmage with the same gearset if I need/want to (I'm not as good at it, but I can play it ok). It would take me a couple weeks of grinding to get another job to 590+ and that is the bare minimum I'm willing to enter this in order to stack the deck in my favor as much as I possibly can.
If you like MCH, play MCH. As my static told me when I was feeling bad going MCH this tier vs. DNC, "You may be hitting like a wet noodle, but you're OUR wet noodle, and we're not going for a week one clear, so it really doesn't matter." I was also told by multiple experience raiders - when I was wringing my hands about MCH damage before the tier dropped - that it was much more important for me to be on a job I was comfy & experienced with. We had P4S down in ... 5 weeks? Which isn't amazing, but also isn't bad. Damage checks were never really the issue & I certainly wasn't holding the group back by not playing DNC or BRD, and I was also contributing my fair share (we also just needed a physical ranged, period - I don't know about Aether's PF scene, but it does seem on Crystal that physranged is in "high demand," relatively speaking). If you're comfortable with the job, it's NOT a "huge handicap" unless you're in a top group going for a clear week one. (Yes, I do wish MCH got a little more love than a smattering of potency buffs, but here we are)

Have you tried using a controller, vs. kb/m? This game is very well optimized for it, esp. for classes like MCH and current SMN that don't have lots of buttons. I switched from PS4 to PC & still play on controller. The only class I really have "issues" with is AST, but I know plenty of people who raid on AST on controller & do more than fine.

And, as Packetdancer notes, hitting enrage at 25% is a group problem, not a YOU specifically problem. Seeing enrage, period, does mean you've seen the whole fight.