Good evening everyone, I'm normally a tank (WAR/PLD) but now I'm stuck trying to decide on a DPS job for when I need a change. I've played bard a bit and enjoy it but have been curious about machinist.

How is the job since 3.2? I know it used to be said that it takes more work for similar performance to bard, is it the same or has it improved?

Apart from the blatantly obvious (gun vs bow) what are the main differences between it and bard?

Thank you in advance for your time and any information you can provide.