Combo position modifiers killing melee?

[Geo]

even with melee with maxed out stats can not keep up their DPS w/o using combos. Brd and Blm have no positional requirements.
Do you think 5 blm with 360 int would be able to keep up the same DPS if they had to use Thunder from the front, Thundara from the side, and Thundaga from the back. EVERY TIME?

Position in a combo should only effect the "bonus effect" the requirements to complete a combo should rely solely on using WS in the correct order.

Sure, if we could still cast and move. In the current system, no. Obviously.