Meleewalker to Meleetrail

[Lanvaldear]

lets assume they do the same amount of dmg... what would the melees get to balance the shorter range?

and also there are a lot of phys range around in the game arent there? the role cant be that bad?

Melee are suppose to do more damage in a sim because in an actual encounter, they're expected to have downtime to compensate. The issue is is that Squeenix hasn't made a fight with downtime (Unless you count times when the boss isn't even targetable for no apparent reason.. Talking to you P8SP2) since Heavensward. So Ranged lose their only advantage they have. Coupled with cast times, it makes playing cDPS abysmal. Its LOOKING like this might change with AAC (or whatever they're calling it) Savage due to smaller hit boxes and more erratic mechanics. Which is a good thing, and why I mentioned that it may be too early to tell.