So I've played MMOs since UO. Raided in EQ, WoW, AO, blah blah blah. I got a Dragoon to 50 and decided I don't like having to dodge all the cleaves bosses throw out. Not a fan of the tanks having to reposition things every 2 seconds, spinning the bosses so every other one of my flanking/rear attacks "miss". I didn't enjoy using my jump attacks and then eating an attack I should have dodged if I wasn't rooted in place for 3 seconds by the jump.
I do like glancing away from the screen every once in awhile without massive risk. I also want an easy, non 10-15 button rotation.
I'm trying to pick between a Bard and a SUM. Bard seems to be the right choice since they can run and attack, SUM has to control the pet which sounds like a pain. Figured I'd ask here for some opinions from end game people. I'm not looking to max out the dps charts. I don't care about being a world first raider. I just want to be able to play semi-drunk and not have to rage if I miss a beat by 3/4 of a second.