I want to play (and enjoy) machinist but I have some major concerns

[Kiara1]

I've never ever experienced that someone wants to kick a dps because they are badly geared or dont play their job well.
I've seen players leave because they think the dungeon is too slow, but never seen an initiated votekick on dps.

at lvl 50 queuetimes aren't longer than 15 minutes for roulette dungeons, and wod-ct-st gets instapopped sometimes

The only issue with dpsqueues is low level roulette

[m3eansean]

Either Jenova has something wrong with it, or you have been playing with some really bad folks.

These DPS "issues" are non existent for the most part. Just play your job well and you'll do fine.

[Ayuhra]

DPS is a different sort of monster compared to tank and healer. Sadly it is true that they are frequently dehumanized. You aren't even seen as a damager (like tank or healer)! You are Damage Per Second. A number.

And there are a lot of DPS out there and you are easily replaced.

That said there are DPS jobs that are worth being aware of. Moreso than the tank or the healer a good DPS is very aware of the battlefield and will CC enemies as needed (BLM seems to be particularly good for this). Bards can sing to help allies. Physical damage dealers are the ones desired most (at present) for high damage, single target Limit Breaks.

I think, since you've tanked and healed you can get the hang of DPS very quickly. You'll know when to CC, what targets to attack, etc, based on your knowledge of tanking.

The big thing to remember about DPS is this: Yes there are a lot of us and a bad DPS can be easily kicked aside but a great DPS is a thing of beauty. Healers heal the team, tanks hold the attention of the dragon, we make the dragon be not alive anymore.

(For whatever it's worth I'm a new player so in terms of gear and precise skill I'm hot garbage compared to many. I've never been kicked. People seem to be pretty tolerant of players new to their roles.)

[Risvertasashi]

I've seen players leave because they think the dungeon is too slow, but never seen an initiated votekick on dps.

I've seen it a grand total of once. Out of hundreds (perhaps thousands?) of dungeon runs over the course of nearly 2 years now.

Yeah, OP is making it way overblown. Also, good DPS, from what I've seen, are highly valued in FCs and LSs. Usually there's plenty of people willing to tank and heal, but DPS that can actually reliable put out good damage and handle mechanics? Those are gold.

In the DF, no one wants to tank because of pubbie abuse, etc.