Hm.
Burden of proof isn't on the negative, but perhaps we should provide one. I think it'd be fun.
Let's have a little challenge, maybe it'll shut them up for good. Parse a meleeburn merit pt, and parse an oldschool style setup merit pt. Let's say.. trolls, maybe? Do it with well equipped players - maybe even moreso the oldschool setup to even try to give them an advantage.
Tank, 2 melee, BRD or COR or RDM, RDM or WHM/SCH or SCH in Light Arts, and BLM or SCH in Dark Arts (or dare I even put SMN here!). Use skill chains and MBs, preferably have SCs go off before mob is at 50% hp so the nukes will have time to land. Pull mobs at fastest pace comfortable for the party.
VS
3 melee (incl a "tank") + COR, or 4 melee, BRD or COR, RDM or WHM/SCH. No skillchains, just spam WS when they're ready. Pull mobs at fastest pace possible for the party.
1 hr.
I mean, we're all pretty sure who'll win, I just wonder what kind of discrepancy there'd be, and see how high an oldschool build CAN push it.
Should get results from different groups on different servers too, so no one can say anyone stilted it.
Come on, we all bitch about nothing better to do. Why not have a little fun at what you all want to do the most: prove someone else is stupid?
