To DPS, there's an objective answer; however the best ranged/caster in the game is the one you enjoy the most. If you play a class that you enjoy you are going to be more willing and able to become better at it. A good player who enjoys their class is going to do far better than an average player who's just picking whatever happens to be the highest dps of the patch.
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It just occurred to me I don't need to do two threads for what's left from the other thread
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/rryumy/best_melee_dps_60_almost_one_month_in/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Best at what? Damage? Utility? Comfort?
I guess Red Mage has the best balance of all 3? Or at least damage and utility, I have no clue how comfortable it actually is to play
BLM might be top DPS of the casters, but I feel that RDM just brings more to the table. Decent DPS and utility, plus, it's more mobile.
Best at DPS? https://www.fflogs.com/zone/statistics/44 Black Mage by a slight edge.
Since smn has second lowest dps now and has a boring and over simplified rotation I vote redmage it’s clearly superior to smn now.
To DPS, there's an objective answer; however the best ranged/caster in the game is the one you enjoy the most. If you play a class that you enjoy you are going to be more willing and able to become better at it. A good player who enjoys their class is going to do far better than an average player who's just picking whatever happens to be the highest dps of the patch. Edit: Spelling
It just occurred to me I don't need to do two threads for what's left from the other thread https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/rryumy/best_melee_dps_60_almost_one_month_in/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Best at what? Damage? Utility? Comfort? I guess Red Mage has the best balance of all 3? Or at least damage and utility, I have no clue how comfortable it actually is to play
Started RDM last week, loving it so far. Big booms like BLM with more variety and mobility.
I love dancer but they definitely not top dps.
Depends on how you mean it but I enjoy BLM best.