Quote Originally Posted by TcomJ View Post
rDPS = DPS - (damage gained from others' external buffs) + (damage given to others by your own external buffs) - (aDPS = DPS - (damage gained from others' single target external buffs))

you get .....damage give to others by your own external buffs.

Me too.
No one here is arguing that DNC doesn't provide more in terms of buffs than BRD. They are arguing that it doesn't matter because BRD's rDPS is higher regardless of how little buffs they offer the party. And rDPS is the only metric that matters in this analysis.