Issue with double standards with Se and defining between dps and support.

[Kelevra]

DF content is able to be completed with any party comp. The best party comp doesn't mean jack if the players themselves aren't that good. All things being equal, a party like 4 bards is going to kill things a bit slower than an optimal party comp, but it's still doable. Does it suck? Yea I guess, the DF should be able to better match party comps (I do think for the most part it does a good job of this). I don't recall ever having as strange of a party set up as that, but it's random. I don't think it's a "double standard". Classes with more utility have less throughput. See Paladin, Ninja, Bard, Machinist, and Astrologian. It's not specific to brd/mch.

That's already been established. But, again, when things like 'enrage' or some form of it are a thing with a majority of stuff in the current end game...ppl are gonna, understandably, shy away from a dps composition like 4 Bards. Unless said content is dated and ppl are overgeared for it. I don't think whether it being 'doable' or not is what the OP was trying to say/ask.

A Paladin has utility available to it... (with them being designated as a tank) it's enmity generation isn't less or reduced whenever they use something like Divine Veil/Cover/Clemency nor do they receive more dmg from tankbusters for using their utilities. Cuz unlike Warrior, they are actually a tank b4 an unofficial dps.

An Astrologian has utility (RNG) available to it...(with them being labeled as a healer) it's outgoing heals don't suddenly become less potent whenever they throw a card on someone, with them being a healer first, cleric stance dps second.

Now, a Bard has utility available to it. With it being a dps, their outgoing dmg does receive a penalty. First, for it being available to them in the form of 'indefinite' regens (cuz this is what good Bards like to do...turn on Ballad/Paeon and let it run non stop) for everyone else....nerfed weapon damage. For actually using it mid fight to help out someone in need...15% dmg penalty.

When a Ninja (with it as well being labeled a dps like Bard) uses Goad, Trick Attack, Shadewalker (or whatever it's called), Smokescreen...they receive no dmg penalty. Not to my knowledge anyway.