Looking for advice for a combo

[Canadane]

I mean, a DD class and a Tank class will both be trying to maximize their DPS as well. If she wants to perform well, all classes will be "stressful" as you put it. If she wants to play on a more casual level, all classes can be played by slamming your face on a keyboard.

I know this may not help narrow anything down, but each class is what she makes of it.

[Vicus]

I mean, a DD class and a Tank class will both be trying to maximize their DPS as well. If she wants to perform well, all classes will be "stressful" as you put it. If she wants to play on a more casual level, all classes can be played by slamming your face on a keyboard.

I know this may not help narrow anything down, but each class is what she makes of it.

She plays characters at a high level. My statement about stress was referring to playing a healer. Shes not looking to have to maximize HPS and DPS at the same time. Of the two classes I listed, basically looking for which one goes well with a bard and can just focus on dps in the raid.

[Taika]

She plays characters at a high level. My statement about stress was referring to playing a healer. Shes not looking to have to maximize HPS and DPS at the same time. Of the two classes I listed, basically looking for which one goes well with a bard and can just focus on dps in the raid.

Pushing DPS at a decent level is at same level of difficulty than healing + DPSing on a healer job. It's not any more demanding to play well as a healer than to play well as any other role.

BRD goes well with all healer jobs because it can support healer (and other caster) DPS with Requiem, and also provide extra MP with Ballad in case of an emergency. DPS job wise, BRD supports BLM and DRG supports BRD, as you already know. But in the end, this doesn't really matter that much, so you both should just pick jobs you enjoy (and switch between different jobs as you want, since you're not limited to playing only one job). What feels stressful varies from person to person, so the only way to know is to try.

Edit: If you're looking for raiding, the current optimal setup seems to be DRK (or PLD depending on fight), WAR, AST, SCH, NIN, DRG, MCH and BLM/SMN. But if you're not looking for a static group you shouldn't have any difficulties in finding groups on any job.