Ranged DPS role is about to be excluded from all content

[CKNovel]

75% is a good expectation for someone in Savage, right? I think so. Should someone playing 50% go in and expect to win? Savage is for above average players, right? I think 75% is fair.

I guess I'm of the mindset that I don't HAVE to be better or even as good as someone playing another job. I don't care if BLM does triple my damage.

I care that my job - the one that makes me happy when I play it - can do the content I want to do.

That is it.

And not every static out there is going to refuse to take a BRD into content because it pulls low-ish DPS... unless that BRD cannot play his/her job.

I think you're mistaken here. The ranking is not based on the community as a whole but on the savage players.
Which means a 50th is at average in the savage context.

I invite you to read my Edit above where a BLM only was 300 rDPS lower than a 60th MCH. This BLM had Thunder dot up 50% of the time, lost Enochian multiple times, cast too much fire, avoided its own leyline, clipped a lot...

Remember that if the content is designed for the lowest DPS, then the top DPS can play like crap and clear the content with little difficulties which goes against your 75% expectation. They can play 20% and clear because they have the correct jobs.