[eticket109]

It has nothing to do with the job, it has everything to do with the player.

While gear isn't everything, I see DRGs all the time that walk around in gear that is so horribly gimped that it can't do anything but hinder them.

DRG damage is more gradual than the spike damage a lot of DDs generate. I do well with Penta Thrust but it can't touch some of the weaponskills that DRKs, SAMs and GA WARs can put out. Overall though the damage usually evens out pretty well, especially when you take wyverns into account. Callisto's first paragraph summed it up pretty well. DRG is a capable DD with more versatility then any of the more dedicated DD's.

edit: also, the original AF armor can be upgraded into some very solid level 74 pieces that are among some of the better gear we get.