Easy DPS class for raiding (Savages and gearing at 70) ?

[Frowny]

I've seen a lot of parties flat out restrict SMN/MCH from joining

Given my prior experience in Creator, those parties are probably bad. I remember numerous times we'd wipe in 10s with the standard comp, but when we ended up with 3 melee it went a lot smoother when we coordinated who was going where.

I can only see a SMN restriction being "good" for progression as deaths are much more brutal on them than other classes. But even that is a stretch.