Quote Originally Posted by Viridiana View Post
3) MNK has the higher dps ceiling, but also requires a ramp up. BRD can spike really high with cooldowns, and has very little ramping.
Bard doesn't have much ramp up. The other side of this story is that BRD has the harshest ramp down, ultimately causing it to fall behind other DPS of the same skill level.

I would say that BRD would be easier to get into a static group because of its utility, although MNK's damage is miles ahead in most cases; it's seriously apples to oranges.