DPS King?

[Syfin]

Im debating on MNK BRD and DRG. I understand that different scenarios can put BRD above the other two( a movement intensove fight), but of the target is stationary who is king of dps? Do BLM or SMN do more? If anyone knows, who does the most single target dps? AOE? Lets keep the answers for stationary targets so we can see which has the most potential dps please.

It depends heavily on the fight the team set up and the skill level.

In a real world, their is more then enough assigned duties that top-dps is a bad then good. There is just so much you should be doing besides dps, it's not funny. A wipe usually happens because someone is too focus on doing damage then helping the team win.

Skill and tactics matter a lot more then dps, though there are times when certain classes are heaps and heaps disadvantaged/advantaged

Mnks are heavily disadvantaged when they can't figure out position, and bouncing around. But are very good when they have to fend for themselves or intercept adds etc. They require very little support from other team mates

Brds are good at rapid target switching and range. They are also good at burst, and their songs scale well. They can damage on the move. The lack in utilities that CC, and require a lot of support if they are ever threatened. So nice to have, but at the same time bad to have.

Blms aoe's are amazing, their CC are also amazing, their healing are amazing (for what it's worth), but they are completely locked down without frontal support. They need massive support to work their magic.

SMN are very good support, very mobile, and can really add up. They can't burst for crap and their move set is buggy as heck.

DRG are all rounder. They do everything a dps should do. No up or down. The rock of the dps. Though they eat up TP like nothing.

Theoretically I would say Drg is top-dps if you round out the game since you really can't go wrong sticking a drg in, but most people only look to end game, and even then, not even. as coil is hush hush, and everyone is picking on primal hard mode as the "look what I can do".

Great post, thank you this seems on point.

[Enda]

im thinking on paper, the monk is top. . .but in practice it will be something like a BLM or SMN or BRD class that can attack from range. and then i think the DRG comes in with the top burst damage, just not sustained at all.

i am just guessing though, im still working on my first job. this is just from what i gather reading the forums

[Astralis]

Bard hands down provided they will not support with songs

[HecatesLover]

Bards and Black Mages are top currently.

Dragoon and Summoner are not far behind.

I don't claim to understand Monks well enough to know what is holding them back but I know something is.

[chococo]

Bards and Black Mages are top currently.

Dragoon and Summoner are not far behind.

I don't claim to understand Monks well enough to know what is holding them back but I know something is.

The extensive movement and variability could actually lead to lower DPS, compared to other stationary classes.

[ZackxFair]

im new to the game and all but how do you guys know what is doing more dps currently? there isn't a dps meter in the game is there?

[Syfin]

Bards and Black Mages are top currently.

Dragoon and Summoner are not far behind.

I don't claim to understand Monks well enough to know what is holding them back but I know something is.

This seems to be correct. Ive been reading different parses and forum posts. As for MNK I think its because of the end game fights being pretry movement intensive so they lose their greased loghtning and/or position bonuses. Thank you.

[Syfin]

im new to the game and all but how do you guys know what is doing more dps currently? there isn't a dps meter in the game is there?

Yes there is a google app that you can download on pc.

[savant07]

Monks...everything monk. Strongest DPS even in movement intensive fights. That's how high their dps is

[Syfin]

Monks...everything monk. Strongest DPS even in movement intensive fights. That's how high their dps is

Are you trolling?