Best DPS class in the game?

[EasymodeX]

That's a good point. I'm going to use that as my filter for friendinvites from now on!

[matic]

So what's up with DRG being pretty much lowest dps aside from like, bard? And having no meaningful utility to make up for it aside from buffing bard? And getting buffed in 2.1 but so is at least Monk. Kinda eyebrow-raising.

Also, disagree with the above. You don't have a monk in your group. They destroy on single target.

[Hooplahs]

So what's up with DRG being pretty much lowest dps aside from like, bard? And having no meaningful utility to make up for it aside from buffing bard? And getting buffed in 2.1 but so is at least Monk. Kinda eyebrow-raising.

DRG have one of the highest single target DPS in the game. Only reason why people think they do low dps is because you see 90% of players only spamming the 3 way thrust combo rotation (which easily makes you the lowest dps in the game...). Also, with the cast time reduction on jumps, our dps will be increased even further.

(Meant that Monk is higher than Dragoon given optimal DPS). I don't disagree that Monk is the highest DPS in the game. But in Coil, there is no point of running two melee, and if you have bards, its better to run with a DRG that can provide Disembowel Debuff.

[Allyrion]

DRG have one of the highest single target DPS in the game. Only reason why people think they do low dps is because you see 90% of players only spamming the 3 way thrust combo rotation (which easily makes you the lowest dps in the game...). Also, with the cast time reduction on jumps, our dps will be increased even further.

(Meant that Monk is higher than Dragoon given optimal DPS). I don't disagree that Monk is the highest DPS in the game. But in Coil, there is no point of running two melee, and if you have bards, its better to run with a DRG that can provide Disembowel Debuff.

Two melee is not even sub-optimal for anything but turn 4. Not 100% on turn 5 since that is still progression for me but from what I know, two melee is fine.

Also, I'm pretty sure summoner is above dragoon for single target.

The disembowel buff isn't that potent considering you're buffing the bard which is the lowest dps.

All of this is moot though.
Post 2.1, we'll all be stacking monks with those buffs!

[matic]

I can't speak to SMN dps but MNK is pretty comfortably ahead of DRG, so it's kind of a shame that DRG isn't getting buffed more than just jumps. I play both MNk and DRG so I have firsthand experience. The difference is pretty tangible, and more than 10% i'd say. I've put a lot of time into my DRG gear and it's just frustrating to know that i could have geared MNK instead and performed noticeably better in coil.

[NoctisUmbra]

I can't speak to SMN dps but MNK is pretty comfortably ahead of DRG, so it's kind of a shame that DRG isn't getting buffed more than just jumps. I play both MNk and DRG so I have firsthand experience. The difference is pretty tangible, and more than 10% i'd say. I've put a lot of time into my DRG gear and it's just frustrating to know that i could have geared MNK instead and performed noticeably better in coil.

They take the increase DRG's Disembowel provides BRDs into account when balancing.

[pandabearcat]

They take the increase DRG's Disembowel provides BRDs into account when balancing.

Apparently not, if they're finally buffing DRG damage by 10%.

They seem to be ~8% behind monks atm, though I think they have fewer TP issues.