Sad newbie

[sarehptar]

I'd like to see a BRD out DPS my DRG with the same iLvl

Bards AoEing on large speedrun pulls can put out massive damage, or Bards can out DPS melee on movement-heavy fights where melee cannot maintain their combos, but considering that pure DPS output is not the point of Bard in the first place...

I agree with someone else on this thread who said that if OP has no desire to sing, you should stick with another job instead. Bards who don't sing are playing poorly, end of story, and if you go into the job not liking its primary feature, you are not going to play the job well.

Have you considered Black Mage instead? Very good damage while also being ranged and no support requirements... Caster versus physical ranged DPS isn't that massive of a difference given global cooldowns.