Are we talking about dps ranking on a dummy where everyone has 100% uptime or are we talking about dps rankings on an actual encounter? If we are talking about an actual encounter why should MCH dps be less than a class like NIN? Does MCH bring more utility than a NIN? Because it doesn't seem that way. The melee vs range argument doesn't work because uptime is included if we are talking about actual encounter dps. Heck, MCH is even harder to play than NIN.