Quote Originally Posted by Bourne_Endeavor View Post
This missing the entire point of the argument. No one said Bard didn't contribute good rDPS and utility. All that was said is only physical ranged jobs are dependent on Piercing for a big chunk of their personal DPS buff, and only one job can apply whereas Slashing can be applied by three. Therefore, another job should have access to Piercing or just remove it from the game.
I don't necessarily disagree with you, but I don't think it should go to Bard AND Machinist, and I don't really think either of them should get it. I'd rather see a new job get it as they both have enough utility to be competitive in raids without it.