I think its time BRD get some loving

[AkashiXI]

I could do more FCoB (without a static dying because the leaders decided to quit), but from my experience I'm usually topping the charts or hovering around 2nd to 4th place with a fair amount of parity (around 20-40 DPS). With this setup, I bet I can push around 460 or more. That's pretty decent for a BRD with that gear. Now that I'm making my own static with both healers being able to use ACT, I'll be sure to provide some numbers in the near future.

And to answer your second question: yes. While BRD DPS may be low, the fact that they can help boost the DPS of everyone else may making sure their resources don't run dry on them during crucial moments, along with boosting caster damage, BRDs are the batteries that help keep a static going. A battery that can dish out a fair amount of damage, even though it might not be much compared to other pure DPS jobs. The disparity is a non-issue.

You are not going to hit 460 with that gear, especially in turns like 12 where singing can become an absolute must in the Bennu phase (depending on how quickly you kill Bennus and how good your White Mage is at conserving mp). Even if you do push at 4 and your White Mage is near godlike (5.5k+ piety will really help), you still need to put Paeon on because a good Bard multi-doting the Bennus to begin with, and I guarantee you'll be TP starved at that point. So essentially, you're punishing yourself by putting out too much DPS and you have to eat the 30second (Battle Voice) penalty of -20% damage. Yep, that sounds so ideal, /rolleyes.

You could maybe reach 460 with your gear in T11 due to the adds, maybe T10 if you starve yourself a little and delay your GCDs. You have no skill speed so it's possible to get to a third invigorate without destroying your DPS too much.

Clearly it must or you wouldn't have a spot.

Because I lead my static, and I have been doing so for over a year now. I fully know how far back Bard has been set since 2.1, and I'm actually taking precautions to switch mains to benefit the static (which means no Bard).

it does. Without you, their dps would be downed by a lot if they wanted to save their TP. Now they have a BRD, and can focus more on damage than on TP, thus doing more overall. Should they run TP starved, their dps would drop from 550ish to 0 instantly. What's the best for the group ? your choice.

Your DPS doesn't drop from 550 to 0... that's a terrible misconception and you're extremely wrong. What happens when your WAR TP gets low? You stagger GCDs. What happens when you don't have a Bard and you're pushing phases? You stagger your DPS, lose about 10~15k collectively, and gain over 100k from pure DPS by switching out the Bard. It's that simple.