Contradictions, Double Standards, Counterintuitive Design

[Supersnow845]

You would give up a melee for 2 ranged jobs if they did more DPS. But they are artificially gimped to make for the range they have despite mechanics allowing for 100% melee uptime.

I mean if MCH and melees did the same DPS why would you ever bring a melee, in its current form MCH only competes with BRD and DNC and that tends to work well even if melee get uptime way too easily

[Katoar]

I mean if MCH and melees did the same DPS why would you ever bring a melee

For the 1% party buff increase.

[Liam_Harper]

I mean if MCH and melees did the same DPS why would you ever bring a melee

Why wouldn't you if they do the same dps? There's no downside, they both do the same. If the melee is more fun for you, you'd play the melee. Quite a few players simply don't like ranged.

FF14 players really aren't that obsessed with meta. As long as they can clear content and have their 5% bonus, most of the time they'll bring whatever jobs they can get. Ranged tax is completely unnecessary.