Bards need a buff

[NoctisUmbra]

That's a lie. There's no fight in the game bard isn't good at.

Bard's dps isn't that much lower and in most cases, it's higher, because the melee aren't that good. It's not uncommon to see bard being near the top in coil 2 runs.

I rarely see exceptional melees that can outclass me. I do see them but they're few and far in between.

I'm not disagreeing here, I know BRD dps can be quite high in content. I was elaborating on just that.

If, however, you are doing top dps as a BRD in basically anything, you're either playing with melee that are severely below you in gear, or just bad, like you suggest.

When I do comparisons, I assume even skill. Content like Turn 8 for example is built for MNK.

So, yes, there exists content where BRD may not be able to hit as high dps values as some other jobs, but unlike other jobs that's rarwlynif ever due to BRD being bad at the fight, but rather a more risky or effective dps job being less obstructed by it.

BRD basically does the same run and gun in any fight, for the most part.