Bards need a buff

[Necato]

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.

Well... I'm terrible at T7, this fight is a nightmare. I use only the threat meter as a reference and I'm always 8th on Melusine. (2nd till the first Renaud though)
Most of the time I am above Melee, but when it comes to mages (both SMN and BLM) I just can't compete with them.

[Vodomir]

Well... I'm terrible at T7, this fight is a nightmare. I use only the threat meter as a reference and I'm always 8th on Melusine. (2nd till the first Renaud though)
Most of the time I am above Melee, but when it comes to mages (both SMN and BLM) I just can't compete with them.

Threat meter is a horrible way of gauging DPS. And if you are the kiter in your group, that would totally explain your low threat on Melusine.

Btw. if you are above the Melee most of the time and your melee are even less able to compete with your mages than you are, then your melees are doing something wrong.