Quote Originally Posted by Taban View Post
I think it's funny you pretty much say bard damage should be low due to utility in the main post, but completely ignore all the utility summoner brings. With goad from nin I would argue smn brings better support than bard in a lot of situations. That said, I'm of the school of thought that all dps classes should bring somewhat similar dps, with some doing better than others depending on player skill/the current fight.
I think it's funny that you're saying that you think that SMN brings an insane amount of utility and then mention NIN in the same sentence. In the current game even after the nerf are fighting for a second place DPS not too far from MNK DPS. NIN brings a lot of utility to the table as well. They have a stun, silence, TP regeneration for a party member, +10% damage on an enemy debuff, slashing debuff, and have a weak mantra.