The King/Queen of Damage

[Somi]

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I saw the thread assuming BRD is the best DD (or has the highest dps, w/e floats your boat) and was wondering...who is the king/queen of damage?

What I could gather (I only have 4x 50s) was this:

Bard
is obviously ranged, can "scoot and shoot" and does not rely on positioning. This makes them easy to handle and has them never interrupt their rotation. Hence, more damage.

Dragoon
does rely on positioning, they can only sorta use "ranged" jumps and throw a spear. They are heavily affected by boss mechanics and having to dodge at melee range. Done right though, they can dish out extreme single-target burst damage (until they have to move again).

Monk
has to refresh Greased Lightning the whole time, making it even worse for them if they have to move. Also: positioning. While this seems very unfavorable, I always found MNK to be extremely fast. I'm not sure what their "rank" among DDs is.

Black Mage
depends on procs a lot. Their damage, judging by health bars dropping rapidly, can be monstrous. But you can also end up casting Fire 10 times without a proc. Even though they are ranged, they are affected by movement just like any melee. I have heard people calling this one the top DD.

Summoner
has to keep up the DoTs! I played SMN from the beginning of 2.0. By the end I didn't like it anymore. Maybe it is the fact that they DoT rather than big bada boom, maybe it is because the pets can be such a nuisance. While SMN has more insant skills than BLM, they have to watch out for their pet (which may die) as well. I have yet to see an amazing SMN. Plus, I believe everyone and their mother has Ifrit's damn SMN book by now.



Assuming all are played well and geared accordingly:
Whom may we crown the King/Queen of Damage?



Bonus question:
What do you think of Warrior DDs? Could they even get close to being a true DD?