PSA: FFXIV Heavensward's New Astrologian, Dark Knight and Machinist are Underpowered

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PSA: FFXIV Heavensward's New Astrologian, Dark Knight and Machinist are Underpowered

Added: 26.06.2015 20:00 | 11 views | 0 comments

One of the first things I did when Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward dropped last friday was try out its three new jobs. That led to me not only leveling Dark Knight to 54, but for the past few days I've been pushing Astrologian toward 60.
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During that time I've been paying attention to not only how these jobs are performing in my groups, but also what members of the community are saying about them. The consensus is that they're three of the weakest jobs in the game. Let's go over why.
Machinist: The Worst DPS in the Game
The Machinist is in the worst spot of any job in the game right now. It's intended to be a DPS (damage per second) job with a healthy amount of support. Unfortunately, its DPS output is the lowest in the game, with players wearing item level 180 gear reporting that it's somewhere around 300 to 400 less DPS than Dragoon and Monk, and noticeably lower than the comparatively support-oriented Bard.