Why is SMN DPS so high?

[Kajuana]

Nice to know that summoners aren't as bad as people say it is.

Not sure if it is highest dps, because we don't have proper parsers and we don't have other similar geared 50s writing down numbers on pen.
Easiest way to test is if we get same geared 50s to attack a dummy for 3 min. ;d

[Hov]

Serious question. It seems to be the highest in the game right now.

This is in line with what parsers are showing, accounting for time casts are interrupted to move, the bosses are invulnerable, and reapplying DoTs.

All dots tick every 3 secs. With your shitty logic/test that would give you 250 dps assuming 100% uptime on all of your moves which is impossible because you cant cast all your spells at once. Just because your ruin does 177 avg dmg per cast with a 2.3 sec cast time doesnt mean it will do 77 dps for the whole fight Because in a fight youre not casting it 100% of the time one after another. For this reason even in a vacuum 250dps with those numbers isnt possible. Now add this to a boss fight where youre running o avoid aoe or phases where the boss goes invulnerable to dmg and your dps takes an even bigger hit. Top it off with human error and youre nowhere near 300dps fuck youre lucky if youre still looking at 180.

[gigi_frana]

So now all should welcome a SMN for the Demon Wall!
or not.

[Yenn]

So now all should welcome a SMN for the Demon Wall!
or not.

I run Amdapor Keep with a BRD, and we kill the Demon Wall before it spawns flies. I think you're just playing with bad players.
In this particular case, I do much more damage than the BRD, because the encounter is so short that starting with 6 Aetherdams is huge.

[GuyWithFace]

The parser is definitely broken for SMN. I decided to try doing an AK run as my SMN alt instead of DRG(the first time DPSing as SMN, actually) and this is what the parser showed for Demon Wall.
http://i.imgur.com/yhxtIKm.png

I laughed.

[savant07]

The parser is definitely broken for SMN. I decided to try doing an AK run as my SMN alt instead of DRG(the first time DPSing as SMN, actually) and this is what the parser showed for Demon Wall.
http://i.imgur.com/yhxtIKm.png

I laughed.

Looks fine to me!

[neoreturn]

watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD6PuXBPUJg.. actually that's a black mage doing too much dmg

[GuyWithFace]

watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD6PuXBPUJg. I also feel SMN doing too much dmg at moment. no melee class can compare with them. Monk 300-500 best gear most likely, SMN 500 to 1000. skill refresh time is almost same. That's unbalanced.

There's not even a SMN in the video you linked.

[Aguilla]

nothing outdamages blm. and not just any blm, but a blm who knows rotations cannot be beat. smn is fine it doesnt need nerfing at all.

[gigi_frana]

You may be right, I play as SCH and my buddy as War. We queue together, and 9/10 we get shit dps-ers that are clueless.
I think it`s time to find a FC or at least 2-3 able DPS-ers.
Will be hard on Shiva.