MCH, still as bad?

[RiceisNice]

Technically off topic, but I think you have some obvious observation bias here. If you look at any census data (i.e. the ones they officially release: http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/Eorze...N_Census_L.PNG) it will be obvious that there are far more players playing older classes (i.e. pld) than newer classes (i.e. drk). The fact that DRK is over represented in the percentile should tell you that making an argument based on sample size is unsound.

That census is dated a while back though, and I don't recall the critera on whether it was level 50, 60, or mained (the last being next to impossible to determined). Though stepping away from the numbers, I went back to see what the poster is conveying. It's a different context within the relevant discussion (single target dps vs effective raid dps).

This apparently isn't common knowledge, but Mch does higher dps than bard almost across the board. It requires more skill almost exclusively because it does higher damage.

It's not common knowledge because MCH isn't doing more than BRD across the board. Most of the encounters allow for double DoTing which favors BRD's passive and dynamics, and some of the fights work against MCH's tool kit (such as invulnerability phases for delaying wildfire bursts, or adds diluting ricochet)