So, what's with the lack of Machinist in DF?

[Docent]

MCH is like playing melee in dungeons. Super frustrating on trash but fun on bosses. MCH aoe is really TP hungry like melee's so you're wanting to TP turret, but the healers are aoe bombing and crying for MP turret so rock and a hard place. Easier just to play BRD if I'm going to go support and have easymode aoe and ok boss fun while not being frustrated.

My impressions are the total opposite. I feel like MCH aoe dps is sky high and that my single-target damage (post the short, sweet first 20-30 seconds burst) is pitiful.

I would kill for a "boss-fight" that is actually an aoe fight when on MCH.

[Jeykama]

My impressions are the total opposite. I feel like MCH aoe dps is sky high and that my single-target damage (post the short, sweet first 20-30 seconds burst) is pitiful.

I would kill for a "boss-fight" that is actually an aoe fight when on MCH.

Nah, MCH aoe is respectable with turret, but you need TP Promotion after 30s to sustain if there's a consecutive aoe pull. Well, unless you're with a bunch of people who are also aoe insane in the membrane, which isn't often in DF dungeons (I always seem to get physical dps so terrified of bottoming out of TP they single-target aoe pulls, and heal-only healers...) Bard on the other hand, dot 3 targets and spam Rain of Death forever, never have to Paeon for myself anyway so I can Requiem if someone else is actually casting. Bard's just less tedious balancing the support. But that's why I prefer not to MCH in dungeons - raids tho, different story.