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This is what Verant had intended I guess. Unsure when these changes were applied though ;/

Melee Damage Output Class Comparison

What we did was NORMALIZE damage output for all melee classes based on existing damage output of Warriors.

We looked at what a Warrior can do at 60th level in terms of damage per second, minute, and fight, with a wide range of gear. Once we got a solid set of numbers for that, we made adjustments to other classes as needed.

We wanted the Knight classes to do roughly 85% of the damage a Warrior does, so we put them on the same damage table, and made adjustment to 2h weapons and how 2h damage bonuses work. With the changes on test, they are there. Prior to the changes, they were doing 70-75% of the damage a Warrior does.

We wanted monks to outdamage a Warrior, currently they were at ~110%, which we felt was not high enough considering the disparity in HP. With the addition of triple attack and a better damage table, they are now at 120% at 60th.

Rangers we wanted closer to Warriors, even with the last changes, they were roughly at 90%. Giving them triple attack brings them up closer to 95%. With proper use of spells they can get right at 100%. Giving them another 10 points of defense was the real change here, 200 defense meant they were taking a lot more hits, and more damage per hit, than other melee classes. 10 points gives them better survival chances, but still not as good as the Warrior, SK or Paladin. Those three classes still have superior AC and HP and Defense.

Bards are now at 65% of the melee damage of a Warrior. Before the changes that are on test, they were at 40%. I don't think anyone will dispute that Bardic melee was just too low.

60th Rogues are STILL doing 140% of a 60th Warrior in a group, and around 100% if they are not able to backstab. Those numbers are fine, some would say they are more than fine

Rogue: 140%

Monk: 120%

Warriors: 100%

Paladin/SK: 85%

Bard: 65%

It really looks from your parses like the Monk has spell haste. He didn't have Robe of the Whistling Fists or Epic?