In regards to burst/sustained, solo/group/raid, overall/overallcaster?  Was that mentioned?  
http://forums.station.sony.com/vg/posts/list.m?topic_id=31320

""There will be a combat balancing pass done during GU6. During this pass we are addressing the DPS discrepancy between caster and melee classes, adjusting NPC HPs, class DPS, etc. We will be using current caster DPS as our top end for balancing, NOT current melee DPS. We are going to move the Sorcerer to the top of the caster DPS then, when GU6 balancing pass is complete, they will be on top of the overall DPS list."

To me that says on aveage, they will be the top caster AND top overall dps.

Yep...the question remains what context, solo/group or raid?  It sounds like they are refering to sustained raid DPS.  Which would be worst case scenario for melee.  If they are referring to self buffed solo sustained DPS then melee should still be tops in raid situations.  Will be interesting either way.  Its a shame they don't have the manpower to give sorc some more versatility and utility instead of just pure one button dps.

Under the new setup there is no way that will stay.  Besides that would break the idea that sorc are top DPS.   Bards outdamaging rangers/monks/rogues would last about as long as it would take to code in a nerf after people play around with the new setup.

Sorry but i cant resist.....thats what another 3 months? Lets be honest changes arent fast in this game and it takes entirely to long to get stuff out.

In general that's true but they somehow manage to speed nerfs through sometimes....


It will be interesting to see Fusoya's explaination of things.
None of this current takes into account how melee haste will change either.

Melee haste isnt even planed until gu6 or later at the earliest, ideally it will be gu6 so melee are balanced WITH haste in mind and we wont need another nerf 4 weeks later