All your opinions are wrong

[Valence]

Since phys ranged players still seem to hate the HW casting I thought about implementing something like Critical Distance from Monster Hunter, where you want to be within a sweet spot, not too close and not too far from the boss, to deal the maximum potential damage. It still allows for freedom of movement but puts some restrictions on it that then would justify increasing the role's damage.

But even with that you would run into issues with how they currently design boss fights. Since there is usually only exactly one safe spot for any role during a mechanic you would probably be forced out of critical distance and there is nothing you could do about it.

Now if burst windows weren't so incredibly rigid you could save whatever few abilities you have that ignore that distance requirement for phases where mechanics force you out of it. But with the current design that's just not going to work.

Why is everybody opposed to have the most demanding and rng rotations be on rphys as a hurdle instead of uptime bullshit?
I am not opposed to having some distance based tools that could proc though, and you'd pick the ones more appropriate for your situation and position I guess.

[Carighan]

Or to RNG in general. Despite it factually being the only way MMORPGs have ever managed to elicit actual player-brain-requirement in slower-paced combat systems?

Like, it'd be nice if you could do "just difficult, no RNG or pseudo-RNG". That's not how it works though, and considering how it's been a few decades, we can assume that's an unwritten rule and you need rotation-affecting RNG to create actual gameplay depth for MMORPG combat jobs.

So let's just do it! Doesn't always have to be direct procs of course, can also be resource-based. Imagine if your entire rotation hinges on access to a resource but the general is unstable or unreliable. For a very simple and abstract exactly, imagine if the resource-builders on Monk didn't award 1/1/2 balls each, but say... 0-1/1-2/2-3, with a 50/50 chance whether you get the higher or lower number. Considering the amount of cycles you do this trivially equalizes over an entire fight, but the rotation is immediately non-muscle-memory-able.

[Derio]

Honestly I dont expect anything to be done for physical ranged dps this expansion. But next expansion I am expecting a complete damage overhaul of the role with them introducing another physical ranged dps.

[-Xenia-]

Yeah and VPR is on SMN level so I don’t see your problem, hell WHM is harder than VPR

Huh? You must be talking about playing both against a training dummy, in which case I’d agree. In terms of for example savage fights, absolutely ridiculous statement.

[Aysin]

Huh? You must be talking about playing both against a training dummy, in which case I’d agree. In terms of for example savage fights, absolutely ridiculous statement.

While not to the degree of WHM and SMN I do feel similar in VPR being on the easier side rotationally. I do find it baffling people think the job is considered complex at all, while that is only true if you are doing weirdness rotations for pot windows. I still question the changes made originally to the job early in the expansion.

[Absurdity]

Why is everybody opposed to have the most demanding and rng rotations be on rphys as a hurdle instead of uptime bullshit?
I am not opposed to having some distance based tools that could proc though, and you'd pick the ones more appropriate for your situation and position I guess.

I am not opposed to rng rotations, in fact I would like the return of jobs with a priority system.

But I'm looking at the reality of the game right now and we would need an overhaul to damage profiles in general to make rng "rotations" not be outright inferior.

[Valence]

I don't know, they used to be pretty superior once and the encounters were still scripted all the like.

[Jamini]

but i play bard on higher level, so tell me lil boy what was wrong what i said? prove me wrong otherwise be quit

Looked you up. You certainly do not on your profile character. You're an excellent VPR and RPR, with some SMN mixed in for casual content. The only ranged job you have at 100 is MCH on Maweth Ashari.

If you want to prove BRD is easy, why not take it through a few fights in the current tier and prove it? Shouldn't be hard if it's as easy as you say.