So yeah, I figured I'd do this, since this type of question crops up often enough.
Why didn't I compare sins? Simply put, it's more difficult. Sins use a substantially different damage formula, so I'd have to make a number of adjustments. Archers on the other hand have a very similar formula to gunners, which makes for a simpler comparison.
This is ranked from highest to lowest %DPS, as well as color-coded:
4th job (endgame)
4th job (early)
3rd job
2nd job
1st job
Note: Numbers with Expertise/Boost are not fully accurate; I used a 1.25x multiplier as an approximation. The actual increase depends on the exact stats of the characters in question.
Battleship Cannon (with Bullseye) = 380% * 4 * 1.2 / .66 = 2763% per second
Hurricane (with SE and Expertise) = (100% + 132%) * 1.25 / .12 = 2416% per second
Battleship Cannon = 380% * 4 / .66 = 2303% per second
Strafe + Snipe (with SE and Expertise) = ((100% + 132%) * 52 * 1.25 + 95000) / 10.08 = 1496% + 9424 damage per second
16 Battleship Cannon = 290% * 4 / .66 = 1757% per second
Strafe (with SE and Expertise) = (100% + 132%) * 4 * 1.25 / .72 = 1611% per second
Rapid Fire (with Bullseye) = 160% * 1.2 / .12 = 1600% per second
1 Hurricane (with 10 SE) = (51% + 99%) / .12 = 1250% per second
Strafe (with 10 SE) = (100% + 99%) * 4 / .72 = 1105% per second
Burst Fire (with 10 Bullseye) = 210% * 3 * 1.1 / .66 = 1050% per second
Burst Fire = 210% * 3 / .66 = 954% per second
Strafe = (100% + 40%) * 4 / .72 = 777% per second
Bow-Double Shot + Final Attack (with booster) = ((130% + 40%) * 2 + (250% + 40%) * 0.6) / .972 = 528% per second
1 Strafe = (52% + 40%) * 4 / .72 = 511% per second
1 Burst Fire = 115% * 3 / .69 = 500% per second
Bow-Double Shot (with booster) = (130% + 40%) * 2 / .72 = 472% per second
Bow-Double Shot (with crit) = (130% + 40%) * 2 / .81 = 419% per second
Gun-Double Shot (with booster) = 80% * 2 / .42 = 380% per second
Gun-Double Shot = 80% * 2 / .48 = 333% per second
1 Gun-Double Shot = 61% * 2 / .48 = 254% per second
1 Bow-Double Shot = 92% * 2 / .81 = 227% per second
Why didn't I compare sins? Simply put, it's more difficult. Sins use a substantially different damage formula, so I'd have to make a number of adjustments. Archers on the other hand have a very similar formula to gunners, which makes for a simpler comparison.
This is ranked from highest to lowest %DPS, as well as color-coded:
4th job (endgame)
4th job (early)
3rd job
2nd job
1st job
Note: Numbers with Expertise/Boost are not fully accurate; I used a 1.25x multiplier as an approximation. The actual increase depends on the exact stats of the characters in question.
Battleship Cannon (with Bullseye) = 380% * 4 * 1.2 / .66 = 2763% per second
Hurricane (with SE and Expertise) = (100% + 132%) * 1.25 / .12 = 2416% per second
Battleship Cannon = 380% * 4 / .66 = 2303% per second
Strafe + Snipe (with SE and Expertise) = ((100% + 132%) * 52 * 1.25 + 95000) / 10.08 = 1496% + 9424 damage per second
16 Battleship Cannon = 290% * 4 / .66 = 1757% per second
Strafe (with SE and Expertise) = (100% + 132%) * 4 * 1.25 / .72 = 1611% per second
Rapid Fire (with Bullseye) = 160% * 1.2 / .12 = 1600% per second
1 Hurricane (with 10 SE) = (51% + 99%) / .12 = 1250% per second
Strafe (with 10 SE) = (100% + 99%) * 4 / .72 = 1105% per second
Burst Fire (with 10 Bullseye) = 210% * 3 * 1.1 / .66 = 1050% per second
Burst Fire = 210% * 3 / .66 = 954% per second
Strafe = (100% + 40%) * 4 / .72 = 777% per second
Bow-Double Shot + Final Attack (with booster) = ((130% + 40%) * 2 + (250% + 40%) * 0.6) / .972 = 528% per second
1 Strafe = (52% + 40%) * 4 / .72 = 511% per second
1 Burst Fire = 115% * 3 / .69 = 500% per second
Bow-Double Shot (with booster) = (130% + 40%) * 2 / .72 = 472% per second
Bow-Double Shot (with crit) = (130% + 40%) * 2 / .81 = 419% per second
Gun-Double Shot (with booster) = 80% * 2 / .42 = 380% per second
Gun-Double Shot = 80% * 2 / .48 = 333% per second
1 Gun-Double Shot = 61% * 2 / .48 = 254% per second
1 Bow-Double Shot = 92% * 2 / .81 = 227% per second