October 2019 Version Update

Drain III has a duration longer than the Nether Void/Dark Seal's recast (with augment and Ratri feet), so keeping it up isn't a problem. You also don't need MEVA- debuffs or MACC buffs; Dark Seal is enough to always get the maximum possible land; full strength (on mobs with 60-100% dark rank) is ~4000 HP without MB, while 1/2 (on mobs with 15-50% dark rank) is ~2000 HP without MB. The only times a DRK can't easily get 2000-4000+ HP full time is on mobs with 5-10% dark rank (which is extremely rare and discounting undead, only commonly appears on mobs like Gallu, Dvergr, and Dark Elementals) and undead.

While it doesn't have a LOT of subtle blow, Niqmaddu + Dagon + Chirich +1 + Last Resort gives 40, which is something, at least.

I don't know about how MNK parses now, but DRK in a full on Hybrid set (I use 47% PDT) makes very few sacrifices for DPS, with how good Hjarrandi Brestplate, Sulevia +2 hands/legs, and ambu cape is.

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According to my updated spreadsheet, my DRK only loses about 7% DPS from full DPS like this (assuming you're capped on acc, since that takes a bit of a hit in my set; more acc can be swapped in on the earrings with Mache +1 without impacting PDT if necessary). The MEVA sucks compared to a Malignance MNK, though, and the MDB is 9 lower.

I can phrase it more eloquently if you prefer, I was just having fun.

There is no content in the game that has a damage output requirement in excess of 40% of the maximum damage players can deal in a reasonable party setup. As a result, for a player who's aim is to complete content with little emphasis on time, MNK has always been the most effective job to use. There used to be a counterargument, as WAR and DRK could complete the same content significantly faster, but the recent patch has made any difference in speed extremely minimal to the point of irrelevance.

Combined with MNK receiving an even larger safety net in the form of 450 hp, there is no longer any reason to use DRK or WAR over MNK at the current state of the game. MNK has higher magic evasion, a better hybrid DT set, much more HP, and passively gives the mob significantly less TP, all while dealing almost identical damage. This is a poor decision on SE's part, as MNK was already a perfectly strong choice against monsters with little to no regain(see: early odin and lilith kills). However, it happened and now the only valid reason to play WAR or DRK is a higher personal enjoyment of those jobs.

While I specifically mentioned DRK and WAR, the same applies to many other DPS jobs as well. However, they often have other value, such as:
-DRG can angon and jump, making them a valuable source of damage on prolonged fights.
-NIN's utsusemi:san and migawari are obscenely powerful damage mitigation tools in fights where they are suited to the tp used.
-BLU can help cap haste in the absence of proper buffs, and also has excellent defensives.
-RUN as a DPS can evade one or more negative status effects consistantly, in a fight where they are a problem.
-SAM can deal extremely high damage relative to their TP fed by self SCing.

WAR and DRK have no such value, so they should have a higher damage benefit over the other jobs. They still will not be practical for a group who isn't obsessed with clear times, but as is they are completely irrelevant.

the "Break" ws's are really nice

It's still very early, but MNK is already showing itself to be really strong since the update. Paired with Malignance gear, Mantra, and appropriate buffs and it's basically a walking tank dps. It will put out similar damage while evading a huge chunk of damage/status debuffs, along with being hard to kill and feeding far less tp due to Penance.

I still don't doubt DRK or WAR can outparse MNK at this point, but when you add up all the tangibles with MNK currently, it's just more idiot-proof. A great DRK like yourself won't bat an eye at the competition, but in general, MNK is just going to be a safer/better norm for, well, all things.

Or RUN can do it. Since RUN is in pt as a tank most of the time it's not necessarily to bring war drk just for it.

provided that mnk has malignance gear, but dont forget about war/drk/pld Volte Set. or the sacro body from alex they can all wear if the volte body is unobtainable.

and sam has the kenshi gear which has alot of magic evasion +

Warcry is nice, sadly it doesn't last long enough.

Blood rage isn't that beneficial for DD without a good crit WS.

Warcry is still an amazing DPS boost despite its duration. A minute of 700 TP bonus for any DD in your party is still a lot of damage (not to mention its other effects).

Victory Smite is a crit WS, as is any WS with Shining One, and a Monk with Karambit is going to benefit immensely from it. WAR and MNK synergize so well together, it's weird that people are suddenly discounting these other jobs just cuz MNK finally got into the club. This is a win for everyone.

If subtle blow was the end all, be all for DD; NIN would of been used far more often over WAR or DRK (before the MNK buff). It was very easy to cap Subtle Blow I and quite a few pieces of gear had II on it.

What? Which pieces SBII of gear minus Su5 (which every job has access to) does NIN have access to? There's 5(?) pieces, and NIN are on none of them. They also have an inferior debuff in Yurin vs Penance. MNK caps SB just as easily as NIN (without merits btw); it was never in front of MNK as far as that is concerned.

NIN isn't on Niqmadu/Sherida D:

If subtle blow was the end all, be all for DD; NIN would of been used far more often over WAR or DRK (before the MNK buff). It was very easy to cap Subtle Blow I and quite a few pieces of gear had II on it.

Victory Smite is a crit WS, as is any WS with Shining One, and a Monk with Karambit is going to benefit immensely from it. WAR and MNK synergize so well together, it's weird that people are suddenly discounting these other jobs just cuz MNK finally got into the club. This is a win for everyone.

SE didnt finished all jobs updates, and iirc DRK and WAR didnt have their yet, as like a lot of other ones

calling it now: people are gonna start flat out lying about how good monk already was in order to get it nerfed back down. just like people did with the WSD glitch.

This buff has the potential to push it to "way too good" level for situations that already favor MNK.

The updates are intended to bring the weaker jobs up to the level of the better ones; I wouldn't expect anything other than maybe QoL changes for the jobs that were already at the top of the heap (geo, drk, war, run, etc).

I do agree when jobs that are exclusively dps, they need to do mora dmg than others that bring utility to table. I didnt check mnk but if them got almost close to a pure dps job dmg, thats something not balanced and suposelly should be corrected by giving a bit more native dps to those.

Thats imo