Quote Originally Posted by ErBear View Post
There was use with every class in ffxi just had to utilize each of there strengths and bard in ffxi was one of the most useful jobs but you didn't need it. People just wen with the most efficiant as they do with any game, though I'm not that type of person I like to play what I play dispite what others want and still do all the content just fine. Example: I was a Thf/War, never subbed ninja.
This is not true. PUP was never accepted for any kind of endgame content; the only way your PUP would be involved in such content is if you created the group yourself, or your LSmates took pity on you. DNC was pretty much the same way, a great solo job but among the last to be invited to anything worthwhile.

Your THF/WAR would be a stain on the ground in the revamped Ark Angel fights. The AAs regularly use aoes that will one-shot even full ilvl 119 players (the current max) if they don't block the attacks with shadows. Of course, for that very reason, front-line jobs are rarely invited to those fights at all, as they need to sacrifice offense (from WAR and SAM subs) for defense (NIN sub); instead people invite only RNG (and SAMs who have sufficiently powerful endgame bows).

You're correct that a sufficiently determined niche job may be able to schmooze their way into whatever endgame activity they want, but don't delude yourself into believing that you're WELCOME there. People will always prefer you to attend on a so-called "useful" job.