Can someone explain FF XIV to me?

[dahuman]

outlawauron said:

dahuman said:

Dragoon is the more versitile compared to a Monk when it comes to pure combat and has higher burst and high sustained damage whereas Monks excel at single target dps fights where the boss has a higher stable up time, but like any MMO, ranged will always be easier, espeically if you are a Bard since you can attack on the move at ranged which no other class can, but comes at the cost of lower dps while having the best support abilities compared to a Black Mage or a Summoner.

You will always want a Bard in a raid, and most times a Black Mage, but not always the others is what it comes down to if you really want to get into it, for the songs and big AoE nukes. Melees are your high single target dps guys, and Summoners are very good for certain fights as well but not always needed unless you want that Miasma slow for Coil T7.

You underrate Monk and Summoner. Summoner does best DPS in game, hands down. Not sure why Miasma slow is note worthy for T7 though.

I'm not underestimating them, I'm just saying they are not "preferred" like certain classes are, for some fights, you will always prefer to have a Paladin(more general mitigation and HG is better than Warrior alternative though WAR is better dps) or a White Mage(better aoe heals, fights like levi ex comes to mind, just less a pain in the ass), or a Black Mage(giant nukes or aoe nukes that can fuck up adds super fast especially when things proc) and generally always a Bard(self explainitory, songs- Foe, Ballad, and Army), but that doesn't hold true for most other classes even through melees are still good to have for Limit Break sometimes. I'm personally a Dragoon and I prefer to play a DRG but I find myself playing Bard more in raids just because it's one of those always needed classes, know what I'm saying? I also play PLD or SCH to have easier Roulette queues when I want to shorten the wait time, just the nature of the beast when it comes to MMOs. Monks will be Monks, no ranged attack, no sustainable AoE, garbage silence, really good single target dps though, really good.