If DRG does in fact get a buff...

[mero-ix]

In addition, it feels very ignorant to complain about most DRGs having bad damage when 90% or more of the player base are terrible at the class.

I'm sorry Verus, but I have to disagree somewhat. Yes, there are a lot of DRGs that don't play optimally and are pretty bad at their job, but even the well-played DRGs are sub-par in damage compared to a MNK without crafted gear. It's unfair to assume everyone can afford to have pentamelded gear and that they're a bad player if they don't have it.

You know me, and I would hope you don't think I'm a terrible player. I love playing DRG and it's been my main for over a year. On a dummy with no party/food buff in i110 gear with Nexus (no shiva bracelet or crafted) I can only push 465-470 dps tops @ 3:00 mins, whereas on my i110 MNK with HA claws (and randomly thrown together gear that's whatever I have because I don't ever play my MNK) I can do 490 dps and I don't even know what I'm doing and am a terrible MNK. Yet I can easily out dps my main class.

But in an actual fight with mechanics that number drops quite a bit. Comparing equally skilled and geared players, a MNK is going to out-dps a DRG by a fair amount. And that shouldn't be the case. I ended up switching to BRD for Final Coil because that's what was needed of me and I have no regrets whatsoever. At least I feel useful. I've never done T10 on DRG but I doubt I'd have much higher than 400 dps if even that, whereas on BRD I have 360 while also having a ton of utility and not having to deal with melee issues. /shrug