There's only 3 roles in this game
I agree with you completely THERE ARE ONLY 3 ROLES

When you become a bard you don't lose your archer skills, they don't do less damage either. So just because you become a bard doesn't make the archer portion of you less of a dps.
let me try this again
(BRD SKILLS) Meaning the powers you quest for "give you one damage ability" Rain of Death THE REST ARE SUPPORTIVE SKILLS
I THEN SAID GRANTED YOU CAN NOT HAVE ONE WITH OUT THE OTHER "YES ARCHER/BRD CAN PUMP OUT DAMAGE"

Also just because you do not have a damage limit doesn't turn you into a support. Dragoon could have the tank LB, it wouldn't make Dragoons a tank now would it?
Would dragoon be as effect as it is if you put a TANK Limit break on it. AS A DPS CLASS

BRD feels hybrid to me like it doesn't FIT in or belong to DPS