Job dilemma

[Tracewood]

So, I'm going to throw myself under the community bus asking this but I have a dilemma.

Can't decide on a job this expansion. Mained MNK since HW, leveled SAM but found myself unable to take either to PF raids past O1S. Near every group has at least one melee, another reserved for NIN, after that the other slots are reserved for ranged (let's be real, it's BRD.) and a caster.

Started leveling BRD again since this was my main late ARR, though lately I'm starting to feel like if I'm leveling this just to raid or if I'm really enjoying the class after the adjustments. Even leveled NIN to 63 to see if it's something I'd like and honestly BRD feels more fluid. Just hate this nagging feeling that I'm selling out to the "meta". The only positive thing I can think of maining BRD again is that I'd be gearing up MCH at the same time since that's the more "fun" of the ranged jobs.

I've avoided Savage raiding all of HW due to players excluding MNK, and it never bothered me until this expansion since I really want to raid. Also O3S is where I noticed that book mechanic you be hard pressed to take more than two melee with you because you gotta spread and AND still do damage. The Savage loot system makes it all the more worse.

Perhaps I hate that the way you gear in this game is gated behind just two events with loot lockouts, wish raids weren't the only way to get the superior gear and you have to wait a whole patch to catch up.


EDIT: Once upon a time, I considered leveling DRG. Coming from FFXI, DRG always had a bad rep for doing mediocre to pathetic damage (lolDRG). That rep followed it until HW but now that SB is out I'm starting to see far less DRG and that's concerning since I got that Sun Wukong pole from the promo and been dying to glamour it. I know play what you want, but if raid groups are telling you to roll another class what is the point?