Quote Originally Posted by Galvuu View Post
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The first point was an off the cuff statement. I'll stay focused on the point.

Mechanics that defines the job... So, that would be uptime or burst focused. Ranged, or melee, they fall into those categories.

I did not once pretend that mobility isn't a benefit, because being able to move and continue your rotation can be helpful. However, the benefits are rarely worth doing considerably less damage. I'm glad we can agree the balance of classes is not great, because that's been my entire point. The balance is awful.. 10-20% less dps for existing than even jobs that buff is not fun.

Yes, floors 2 and 3 have some challenges. Are they 10-20% less dps challenges? Absolutely not, especially when powerful ranged attacks and gap closers exist for melee, and instant cast abilities exist for casters. As time goes on and practice is had, you can figure out what you can and can't get away with to maximize the time you're doing something vs the time you're not. We already talked about some of Omega's mechanics, so you learned how to clear the fight on a job that has a lot of forced standing still to clear.

Just because phys ranged has had a presence in clears, doesn't mean the roles can and haven't been excluded. Abyssos had that issue and their solution was to nerf the boss health by 1%. Fixing the boss's health is a lot easier than looking at underperforming jobs and making them better unless they're just that drastically bad.

But my complaint with phys ranged: It doesn't contribute as much as it should and should contribute more. Allow them to be more competitive and not relegated to token 1% party buff. Does bard/dancer/machinist need to be at the top of the charts? Absolutely not. But let's not pretend that the gap couldn't be a bit more narrow now. We're both in agreement that the current balance is completely awful. Hell I still think black mage should be farther ahead compared to where it is now compared to picto, especially since picto brings more to the table than black mage right now. It's literally the same argument.

Maybe they'll fix the class balance in 7.05, but I'm not holding my breath. Summoner right now has got it the worst since other casters exist and bring better tools to the plate.