its a hierachary. yes geo is a buff job, but other jobs are better at it by design.

brd only purpose is to buff unlike geo or cor. you cant seriously be that narrowminded on job selection.

ideally geos abillities to nuke and debuff vs buff. brings this reasoning into perspective.

geo is not to replace bard or cor, and s.e has done a great job of maintaining the balance.

Players just need to learn how to play it to make up for the haste lost with damage from nukes. and taking advantage of the enfeebles