Best DPS class in the game?

[ZyloSladek]

The dps class played by a competent person.

[DomoNeeko]

The dps class played by a competent person.

i don't like answers like this. correction. any answer that doesn't relate to the question. apparently, some need to analyze the question longer than others to answer it properly. with all else being equal (same skill, same internet connection latency, same PC performance), the highest potential is THM which will eventually become a BLM in this update of the game.

Some of the definitive sounding answers I see from people are really interesting lol.

it's really not definitive because they changed damage equations for p4 versus p3 from what i've heard so it hasn't been tested by the community at max level. my answer was more from known trends and personal experience.

[SilverRhythm]

The dps class played by a competent person.

The true fact XD

[GYX]

Funny how the BRD bashing began and stopped----> dead tread until someone necroed...

Yes, BRD seemed like an OP class, but once the serious game began:

single target:
1.MNK
2.BLM
3.BRD or SMN
4.DRG

Not too many brave enough to put this up, or test it, but I have witnessed some experiments with MRD that could challenge spots 2 or 3 for single target damage, given the fight doesn't take too long (huge burst with cds popped, strings of 1200+ crits, 4-5 in a row, may do for a great pvp dps spec) that's with DRG/MNK ilvl60 gear and Titan's axe.

AOE:
1.BLM or SMN
2.BRD
the rest fall on bonus damage for 1 and 2.

[EasymodeX]

single target:
1.MNK
2.BLM
3.BRD or SMN
4.DRG

AOE:
1.BLM or SMN
2.BRD
the rest fall on bonus damage for 1 and 2.

Both wrong, although the ST list is less wrong.

[Fire-Dragon-DoL]

Both wrong, although the ST list is less wrong.

GYX is heavily wrong, first the BLM on single target do less (or the same) damage as a summoner, sure the summoner won't do less damage. Second, on aoe the BLM outdamages SMN, but only if there are more than 4 targets.

[OrionInerghem]

Funny how the BRD bashing began and stopped----> dead tread until someone necroed...

Yes, BRD seemed like an OP class, but once the serious game began:

single target:
1.MNK
2.BLM
3.BRD or SMN
4.DRG

Not too many brave enough to put this up, or test it, but I have witnessed some experiments with MRD that could challenge spots 2 or 3 for single target damage, given the fight doesn't take too long (huge burst with cds popped, strings of 1200+ crits, 4-5 in a row, may do for a great pvp dps spec) that's with DRG/MNK ilvl60 gear and Titan's axe.

AOE:
1.BLM or SMN
2.BRD
the rest fall on bonus damage for 1 and 2.

LOL
Do people even realize how amazing BLM is for AoE? My main in is BLM, I have SMN with Relic and it has NOTHING on my blm, not even a contest when it comes to AoE, nobody does.
Here's just an average Screen shot from WP run, nothing special, just the usual:


So that's 11,218 DMG in one nuke, Which was convert> switftcast> and flared again so roughly 22,000 DMG in about 3 secs.
Nothing else in this game can touch that.

And that's not counting the continuous Fire II> Blizzard II that can be done as filler.