Given utility, yeah, it is expected to do low DPS and at the bottom of the DPS table is where it belongs...this is me saying this as a DNC main too. It's a great job to play and I'm loving it regardless. Of course, where there is disparity they're kind of things to get addressed in patches anyway. And a 300 dps difference once contributions are taken into account is not that bad.

And top percentile only affects a small population. Some people seem to get in a habit of basing job choices on what's meta for top percentile groups. Anything below that just means some jobs will be harder to maximise DPS than others, so you might have to be a better player to compensate any differences. If you are looking at top percentile groups then my point of course is moot.

But I generally go with the argument, unless you're looking to optimise to the max, go with what you enjoy playing because chances are, you'll be better at it versus a meta job you don't enjoy. And if bigger deeps and bigger numbers are what do it for you, then yes, DNC might not be what you're looking for.