2013-05-21, 08:48 PM
Even Wrote:I still proved my point either way. You cant look at a piece of paper and then put that into account on every boss in this game, especially not after a boss like magnus was released. I consider being melee a big disadvantage for most bosses these days, especially root of abyss bosses and BaM is one of them.
Just look at buccaneer, they might have more dmg than gms luminous but they sure as hell have a lot worse mobility.
of course, the whole dps chart was designed as maximum potential taking out alot of the other factors that affect the game. It does not realistically display the jobs in the actual order of utility nor it will probably never will. What its for is a good rule of thumb on how much potential the user can do, as classes with generally high %s tend to also be generally high on utility. It isn't absolute, but its a decent reference.
the problem about designing a "best utility character chart" or what would be the real "tier list" perse is that it includes variables that cannot be mathematically be measured. Which resorts to very specific moments and situations as certain classes are more useful on some bosses more than others. For instance, Vellum caters to jobs with burst damage, and would cripple arans because it would be harder to keep up combos. Which brings Aran's utility down, but mathematically, you cannot calculate how much that movement down would be.