Is MCH really that bad?

[Tharian]

A quick aside. I don't see TP regen being sidelined, unless fights in Alexander are considerably shorter than what we saw in Coil or have tons of down time. Melee BLEED TP right now, and with the exception of MNK didn't gain another way to get it back.

So, if Ranged Combat is something that a person enjoys, am I understanding it correctly that Bard would just be the better class to play all around at the moment, or should I be considering playing Machinist and Bard Simultaneously, just on the off chance that they provide a buff to Machinist; seeing that Machinist and Bard share their Gear aside from their weapons?

Or should I be considering just going ahead and playing Machinist if that is what I truly enjoy playing? Which it is.