Quote Originally Posted by Valence View Post
I do not know what they need to do with rphys on the support side, but as long as everyone and their moms have mitigation, and as long as resource support isnt a thing anymore, I don't think that doubling down on defensive support is suddenly gonna make the role better. You don't take it for this now and will probably not take it either unless the defensives are literally tank or healer LB levels of good. Or... if it's a raise. See DNC for example: its support is pretty good, and yet, why would you take a DNC right now beyond the 1% party role bonus? (hint: there is literally zero reason to take one)

It always boils down to all the facets of the game they axed and how barebones they have made the battle system today. It just doesn't offer any specific and important/mandatory niches to fill anymore for the role to be relevant in its current state. The only way to make it relevant in the current system is to make it like any other DPS, with average support tools and a good dps output. It sucks for identity, but that's the sad reality of the current battle system that doesn't accommodate anything else.


They've quite literally streamlined and optimised the fun out of the combat system.