Ok, thanks for the info guys. I guess I'll do a bit more research myself before dropping Lore blindly like I've been doing so far. Not sure if my Lodestone is showing my SMN (my "main", I guess), but I really haven't taken too much consideration about stats; just ilvl. That being said, I like to play Bard some on the side, so maybe I can make better judgment calls on gear selection with Bard.

All being said, I want to raid, or at least try out some of the harder content, but I don't have a group and I also want to make sure I'm geared up appropriately before I try to find one.