So, now Monk/Dragoon have to compete with yet another class?

[Nayto]

As for gear I remember when Lancer and Dragoon had access to tank gear. Then there was gear that was simply generalized as "DoW" or "DoM".

Only pre-50, sans that cavalry set in brayflox normal. 50+ all gear is exclusive, and any gear that looks the same is just a re-skin. Healers, tanks and casters tend to share gear amongst themselves though.

I can see MNK and NIN sharing gear amongst themselves though... which in this case would actually 'benefit' the loot competition... because MNKs would have already geared up their NIN.