BLM or DRG?

[Syfin]

Hey guys,

Im in a dilemma, I don't know which DD I want to be. I got WAR to 50 and doing Titan fight 100 times, I dont like the feel of WAR at end game now. I want to dps, but I dont know which way to go. Are BLM more heavy on dps? I liek the fact tehy are ranged, but I also like how DRG looks and their jumps look sick. If they are equally geared do they do pretty equal dps?

[Ricauer]

If you want ranged I'd go for Bard, they have a lot more group utility with silence and songs and they do more dps than BLM or DRG. DRG edges out BLM a bit if DRG can stay in combat longer which usually isn't the case.

[gabezone]

Not exactly sure where Ricauer gets the idea that DRG "edges out" BLM in DPS. DRG is currently the lowest DPS class in the game, which is an undisputed fact. I'd definitely go BLM over DRG, but agree that Bard is probably your best bet. They're the most popular DPS pickup in end-game raiding. That being said, most coil groups are looking for at least 2-3 bards and 1 BLM. None are looking for DRGs.

[Akira]

Not exactly sure where Ricauer gets the idea that DRG "edges out" BLM in DPS. DRG is currently the lowest DPS class in the game, which is an undisputed fact. I'd definitely go BLM over DRG, but agree that Bard is probably your best bet. They're the most popular DPS pickup in end-game raiding. That being said, most coil groups are looking for at least 2-3 bards and 1 BLM. None are looking for DRGs.

drg is not the lowest dps class in the game by far lol monk is drg is one of the highest single target dps in the game if played right

[MalcolmReynolds]

Not exactly sure where Ricauer gets the idea that DRG "edges out" BLM in DPS. DRG is currently the lowest DPS class in the game, which is an undisputed fact. I'd definitely go BLM over DRG, but agree that Bard is probably your best bet. They're the most popular DPS pickup in end-game raiding. That being said, most coil groups are looking for at least 2-3 bards and 1 BLM. None are looking for DRGs.

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2-3 bards due to song stacking and stupid DPS (which will get nerfed eventually, that's a fact).

That being said, play what you want. Make sure you enjoy your class. That's more important than picking what's popular or currently in demand.

[Trunks]

I leveled Dragoon originally. I queue most dungeons and such duo with a WHM. The reason I switched to BLM was that when the other 2-6 people in our DF groups turned out to be awful, DRG did not have the tools to pick up the slack. If tanks were aggro-failing, I couldn't CC (and I've since learned that BLM makes perhaps a better temp-tank than DRG). If we got a lamentable SMN DPS, I struggled to get us to DPS checks -- especially when there was a lot of movement, multiple mobs, or AOE, such as on Demon Wall.

As my partner put it, "it seems like all you can do is herpaderpderp hit things 'til you die". I felt the same way. I think if you're in a good guild and/or have a consistent group, Dragoon will put out excellent DPS and be a lot of fun. For what we've been doing I needed something with a bit more flexibility. In that respect, BLM hasn't disappointed.

[Sindri_Myr]

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which will get nerfed eventually, that's a fact.
important than picking what's popular or currently in demand.

Remind me to visit you, the next time i'll be looking for definite facts and not pure speculations.
rofl...

[MalcolmReynolds]

Remind me to visit you, the next time i'll be looking for definite facts and not pure speculations.
rofl...

You really think SE is going to give you the best of all worlds by keeping BRD near top DPS while providing so much utility to the group and being out of harm's way for nearly every encounter? Something's going to give and the easiest fix would be dropping their DPS. Not sure if you were in the beta but this damage buff is relatively new to you guys due to complaints about them not being very powerful. IMO they over corrected it and a fix in the other direction is coming. This should be evident if you've ever played an MMO before.

[Acaelus]

Not exactly sure where Ricauer gets the idea that DRG "edges out" BLM in DPS. DRG is currently the lowest DPS class in the game, which is an undisputed fact. I'd definitely go BLM over DRG, but agree that Bard is probably your best bet. They're the most popular DPS pickup in end-game raiding. That being said, most coil groups are looking for at least 2-3 bards and 1 BLM. None are looking for DRGs.

There is absolutely no evidence to support that statement. Your pathetic, unreliable third party parsers don't work properly with SE's combat logs. So your "undisputed fact" is now currently disputed. There's a fun fact for you. You're also forgetting positional, downtime to AoE abilities, etc.. where a BLM spikes over Melee. Also, there are Coil groups looking for Dragoon's because they are a viable class, as is every other one, and they bring quite the damage buff to a raid, so it's almost stupid not to have one.

FYI: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ver-First!-TFS

That's Coil with a Dragoon, and oh my god they serve a purpose, and didn't fail with such proven low Dragoon DPS.

Owned. /thread

[TrollPhase]

DRG's are NOT the lowest DPS class in the game currently. I don't know where you got your numbers for that, but until you post a parse log showing DRG to be the lowest, im going to call BS.