Best DPS class in the game?

[Wolff_Laarcen]

ARC/BRD consistently parsed higher than other DPS in P2 and P3 and will probably remain top DPS in live.

BLM is strong but its crippled by lengthy casting times and a lack of any autoattack equivalent, though it does shine on longer battles with its infinite mana. DRG is strong also, providing the player's rotation and movement is flawless.

[o3o]

ARC/BRD consistently parsed higher than other DPS in P2 and P3 and will probably remain top DPS in live.

Was planning on maining a bard to start with, this just reinforces that. i always loved the ranged classes

[Ulathskullsplitter]

ARC/BRD consistently parsed higher...snip

But was that parsed from am archer spamming his aoe in a dungeon making life hell for the tank while the others were focusing on a single target?

The way it seems designed to me and should work is like this, though who knows if it will.

Melee= monk over dragoon at maximim output because monk is designed to be harder to play and maximize. But an average player will put up better numbers as a dragoon since its simpler to play.

Ranged= should be slightly behind melee since they have the advantage of being away from danger. Blm> brd since brd is supposed to be support first. Summoner is the wild card for now. Those dots and summons could be great in a boss fight and be severely op until they get nerfed.

[Chaako]

When they're not singing, I think bards are gonna destroy everything out there without breaking so much as a sweat...

[Valyrian]

Regardless of which DPS is going to be "best, i'm going with the Monk just becuase i love martial arts.

[Zelfire]

I gotta say DRG followed closely wth BLM and MNK. With Invigorite which gives 500 TP and good TP management there is no reason for a drg to run out of TP.

[Einzwei]

I rather enjoy tossing lots of arrows (which cost nothing, unlike FFXI) at the bad guys. Archer was super fun through P3/4.

[Maelstromstorm]

Simply taking some time to familiarize yourself with combos/buffs and when makes the most sense to use them, and also to organize the hotbar in a way that is easiest makes a world of difference from my time in phase 3 and 4. Obviously many people know all this, but some I noticed did struggle with positioning. It is also important though for dps roles when looking for a smooth instance run to remember to let the tank establish hate before charging in and setting up their buffs and combos. I did find that in parties where enemy groups were numbered, things went more smoothly as well.

[Maelstromstorm]

Taking out the guesswork as to what enemy the tank will move to next saves a lot of resources especially for the tank and healer having to re-sleep adds and take hate off of people. But I definitely agree with the others in saying that the balance of jobs is well done here, and the effectiveness of any dps player will depend largely on the understanding of the class and abilities, as well as the equipment and proper stat allocating.

[Voraxxis]

From a tanks perspective, the only DPS class to pull hate off me was an Archer up to level 20. They do a lot of damage. He was 2 levels higher than me though which had something to do with it I am sure, but it was still odd losing hate to a DPS...