This is a back door melee buff and is a change that should not be made until they fix the drop rates of some items.

Every BC group is almost REQUIRED to have 2 tanks and 2 healers. Each of these two roles shares drops within 2 classes (WAR/PAL)/(SCH/WHM)

Melee classes and bards however, have no one else to compete against on loot. Additionally they have had a great many months of having a very poorly designed Turn 1 chest work in their favor. If the drop rates are equivalent across all items then, on average, the melee dps will have higher iLvL gear than even caster DPS(Who also share drops) and much higher than healers and tanks. This is a poor design feature. Everyone involved should have an equal chance of getting their drops.

There are a number of ways to solve this. First off, Accessories should be shared across DRG/MNK for sure. As the classes value different stats, the changes should be on the LEFT SIDE gear. I still can't believe SE split the accessories.