NIN friend and I (DRG) are usually very close to each other in damage until the target swaps start. That is when I seem to start falling behind. Think the piercing debuff combo being attached to a DOT hurts DRG a little on mobs that die in 2 combo chains.

In any case I have to agree with what was said in this quote

Quote Originally Posted by Kahnom View Post
Not playing properly,Top dps will be :
1st DRG , 2nd NIN , 3rd MNK

Playing properly,Top dps will be :
1st MNK , 2nd NIN , 3rd DRG
Talking PVE...
I hope DRG gets some group utility with the xpac. Our stun is unwanted and our slow is a joke.
We do have a few things going for us though.
We do well with TP making it so the Bard or Ninja have 1 less person to worry about.
We can jump off hate allowing us to spike up damage and not hurt the team by pulling threat.
We are flexible in our ability to AOE decently as far as current melee go.
We buff Bard with piercing debuff on enemy mobs.

With xpac:
It would be great to have a second option that is not a DOT to combo off of Disembowel.
(Super reach here) Would be cool to get an INT down that dose not stack with Monk's Dragon kick or some other kind of skill that helps keep a party up through unavoidable damage.