Quote Originally Posted by Galvuu View Post
Smudge should become the standard for caster dashes. It actually really helps with quickly repositioning on the archetype with the most limited mobility due to, well, cast bars.

But I agree with the people saying that PCT is fine- it really is. The job is one of the hardest to push to 99%, you really need to know what you're doing. The problem is that the caster role is chronically underpowered. This was already a problem in EW, where melee uptime was free- RDM was extremely undertuned through the entire expansion. Now it's both RDM and BLM. I'd keep PCT where it is, bump BLM to outdo PCT in adps consistently, and bump RDM up to low melee levels. I know SE is never gonna let RDM overtake melees because of the raise, but at least keep it 2% under the last melee.
I definitely agree with both your points, mobility tools for caster makes sense being short.

Same goes for DPS, Picto would be fine if other casters were on this level. The problem lies within the role of the job.
I think SMN would be okay at low melee level, as long as PCT and BLM are slightly higher. If we balance too much around difficulty, we would have too much gaps.
SMN could be the castless caster that doesn't have tools to move around, RDM would need one in exchange.

That said, PCT would still deserves an adjust on AoE situations, increase the splash reduction.