Quote Originally Posted by Selond3 View Post
While everything Nobel said is true it is extremely hard for mch to out dps a bard of equal gear and skill. This mainly being because of mch's clunky and strict rotation. Machinist is also wild more dependent on wildfire and a good/bad ping on your side can be devastating to your dps.
this is false , Mch easily outdps Brd. if you can't do the rotation correctly that does not mean what you're saying is true.
I can say Sam doesn't outdps ninja cause I'm doing the rotation wrong
anyway although Brd falls behind Mch in personal dps but Brd raid dps covers for it. overall dps Brd>Mch / personal dps Mch>Brd
in terms of utility they both share tp and mp refresh and palisade which is a 20% physical CD for tanks
Mch has Hypercharge and dismantle
Brd has troubador , nature's minne , foe , battle voice and a perm 2% crit for the rest of your party
if you want to play the better job go Brd , if that doesn't matter to you then play whatever you're enjoying. It's the end of the expansion and most teams don't care about what's the most optimal job