Where balance really matters, like Savage and Ultimate, extra raises from DPS rarely decide the outcome. In truly difficult fights, if someone goes down unexpectedly, it is usually a wipe. Extra raises just delay the inevitable more than they change anything. Their real use is to extend pulls a bit so people can see more mechanics, and that should not be part of job balance.
RDM and SMN are effectively paying a raise tax on every GCD for something that may not even be used, and even when it is, often does not change the result. If raises are going to cost this much damage, then encounters should be designed so that using them is actually worth that cost.
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RDM and SMN are effectively paying a raise tax on every GCD for something that may not even be used, and even when it is, often does not change the result. If raises are going to cost this much damage, then encounters should be designed so that using them is actually worth that cost.
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