Will DRG and PLD still be next to useless in 2.0?

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For Princess I like to use BLMs here's a video that can kind of show you why I like this start:
FFXIV : A Relic Reborn - Cutter's Cry (16:10)
Princess Setup
2x War, 1x WHM, 1x BRD. 4x BLM

I haven't done Ifrit Extreme but MNK seems to really rip it up, no DRGs used here:
Ifrit Extreme Defeated

When my LS does Garuda they go with BLMs. I've been hearing on he forums that people sometimes use DRGs but until people mentioned it here in-game this is totally unheard of to me. Here's a video with some people using the same setup my LS uses:
Flawless Garuda Win

And here is why DRGs can also be used for cutters cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lY0r...ure=plpp_video Using DRGs up to princess will not only allow princess to be burned down in like 90 seconds but it also allows the bard to save their battle voice for chimaera, giving the entire part double mp refresh for a large portion of the fight. A relic bard would be giving the entire party, including the paladin an insane mp refresh for the entirety of chimaera, making burning it down incredibly simple. Which would you rather have, use your battle voice to burn down an easy boss, or use your battle voice to burn down a boss that can one shot half the party from a distance? It doesnt sacrifice any time, as you can see compared to the video you posted we beat the instance just as fast, WITH someone disconnecting during chimaera.

Using a drg instead of a second warrior is way better for Garuda because you do more damage to garuda herself and it helps get the magic resistant clone down very quickly withotu sacrificing AoE damage for the plumes in the first phase.

As far as ifrit extreme goes, its all about personal preference, the big issue with using monks in it is that you absolutely need a bard or you will run out of mp. With Drg you can add an extra white mage to the battlefield making things easier, and while monk has higher spike damage, dragoons will end up doing 70-80 damage auto attacks once they get to power surge 3, compared to the 30ish a monk would do WITH fists of wind up. I would also like to point out that a monk has to cross class a weaponskill to take one of the horns down because their attacks do not incap either of ifrits horns. That weaponskill is from dragoon no less.

My opinion isn't "Edgy" it is based on experience from doing every instance hundreds of times.