What makes Ranger the best melee?

[Katshuya]

I heard alot of ppl say ranger does the best dmg with slug slot/Sidewinder. I can't understand why since i dont play ranger. why it's better than petra-thrust? does more dmg per hit? since petra makes 5hits and sidewinder only does 4 hits.
I alway believe blm is the best dmg maker out there but ppl keep saying rng is the best..could some1 explain to me?
Thank you.

[Jei]

penta is nowhere compare to ranger's sidewinder.
let's see some damage output at level 70 fighting super tough enemies :D

dragoon with lance - hit for 80-100. penta is a 5 hit attack so the most damage it can do is around 300-450. but against very tough enemies it won't make a 5 hit that often

samurai do similar damage with less from their WS

ninja... never party with any ninja level 70 yet

PLD hits for 40-60. but also got hit for only 50-60 while other jobs could get hit for over 150

Ranger
bows - shoot for 80-120. side winder = 700-1,000
guns - up to 250 each shot. slug shot 1,200+

I think 3 most damaging jobs together with rangers are DRK and THF. every time I form a party I seriously need at least 1 of them.

THF sneak+decieve dancing - 900-1,200

DRK's WS i've seen 1,700.... with /thf sub using all available abilities.