DPS at End Game

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I just wanted to see everyone's views and opinions regarding DPS classes at end game. What DPS class would you say is best to choose if I want to do consistent damage and at the same time enjoy? I currently have a Monk, Dragoon and Bard all close to level 50 but I am not sure which one to focus on fully at end game.

I also do not see alot of Monks at end game, is there a reason for this?

ZeroRains pretty much nailed it, Different Jobs have different strengths, a healthy mix of DPS Jobs makes a stronger raid than stacking.

The reason you don't see too many Monks around is due to the positional requirements making general play a bit trickier than some other jobs.

I find that an iffy statement. While it's true that Monks need to regularly switch between rear and flank for optimal damage, Dragoons can't use their Impulse Drive combo at all if they can't get behind their enemy for some reason. Monks just end up suffering from weaker attacks, rather than being completely locked out from a major debuff and DoT. :/ That said... I'd imagine a Monk who positions himself badly is going to mess up his DPS pretty hard. Those bonuses aren't particularly small, to be truthful.

Losing access to either side for a Monk is a massive DPS drop. We don't hit half as hard unless we're in the right position. Losing Chaos Thrust and Disembowel drops your damage, but not near as much as being forced to attack from front because your Tank refuses to pull a boss out of its AoE (Copperbell hard, i hate most Tanks in this place.) Losing Heavy Thrust is annoying also, but again, you're still hitting with potency 200 - 330. So you're still hitting harder than a Monk without positional bonuses.

Its bad for both Jobs to lose access to Flank/behind, but Monk definitely takes it harder :/