Quote Originally Posted by Scardon View Post
Protect. Blows bard songs out of the water. Lets see what else.
Paladins can stun non-stop, I guess that would be more 'utility' than strict support but again, more sought after than bard songs.
Dragoons get a nice slow. Repose/Sleep is classic support. Arcanist Virus debuff. Those are just the ones off the top of my tired head I'm sure there is more.
this sounds like a big "WAAAAAAAAAAH I DONT WANT TO HAVE TO PLAY SONGS!" post to me. none of those things you listed are even in the same ballpark as giving all your healers back mana when they need it or the raid will wipe, or giving your other dps'ers the tp to spam aoes. i'll be honest, I don't play songs often, but when I do it's because they are required. Also no one is bringing a bard for their dps. If you want pure dps you bring summoners. they aren't like black mages who rely very heavily on procs.