Is Blm gonna be the only accepted range option now? :(

[ForteNightshade]

My Bard is still very viable. People are freaking out too much. Our dps isn't that bad...it's still pretty much on par with where it's always been. In fact I think I crit a bit more than I used to. Also a Red Mage still does pretty good damage. It might not seem like it if you compare it to the damage a Monk does in a Raid but I can't solo lv. 70 dungeons on a freaking Monk the way I can a Red Mage. It's not all about Raid DPS. A lot of jobs bring different things to the table. If all you care about is pure dps then might as well run everyhting with nothing but Monks. People are also gearing up now so it's not near as big of a deal.

Fancy you should say this. Lets compare the two jobs you mentioned; Monk and Bard, and what they offer their respective parties.

Monk
Feint: Reduces physical damage dealt by 10% for 10 seconds on a 90 second CD
Brotherhood: Increases physical damage dealt by 5%
Mantra: Increases all healing actions on the party by 20% for 15 seconds on a 90 second CD

Bard
Battle Voice: Increases Direct Hit by 20% of all party members for 20 seconds on a 180 second CD
Troubadour: Reduces damage taken by 10% for 15 seconds on a 180 second CD
Nature's Minne: Increases all healing actions on a single target by 20% for 15 seconds on a 90 second CD

Monk actually has a vastly superior version of Bard's own utility now in Mantra while doing absurdly higher damage in both raid and personal DPS. So what, exactly, is Bard actually offer that warrants a 1,600 rDPS disparity between it and Monk on Titan? As for your DPS not being bad. Sorry to say but two Black Mages offer statistically higher raid contribution than any of the Physical Range. Yes, this accounts for even the 1% being loss and the LB generation penalty. Now this may not matter to you, especially if your only objective is to clear. But please don't dismiss very legitimate and well researched concerns because it effects people who do care. You only stand to benefit from potential buffs anyway. Why complain about this?