Quote Originally Posted by Bloodb View Post
Yoshi-p said in a live letter I believe that support classes don't do as much dps as pure dps.

If bard never had to use Mage's Ballad or Army's Paeon, or if machinist never had to use Promotion or Distmantle. Would bard and machinist do equal damage to dragoon, ninja, blackmage, monk, etc...??
Their stance on BRD (and by extension, MCH dps) has been shifting left and right, that I'm honestly confused on what they want. They do less dps either due to their more flexible movement (which imo is a bad reason to tax their dps), or they do less dps because of their "support" role (which is double taxxing since said support abilities reduce their damage anyway). They couldn't settle with a specific reason and keep dancing between those two.