As a casual machinist main who likes to uh... keep track of their damage in an excel spreadsheet, I did notice my dmg output isn't quite what it was compared to other jobs (especially Reapers who are currently DPS kings/queens), but I certainly wouldn't call it 'Nerfed into an early grave'. I still contribute my fair share of damage in group content and I can assure you no healer comes even close to my DPS output on bosses. In other words: I don't really detrimental to the group's overall success or clear speed by playing machinist, though I expect some slight damage buffs in coming patches to put us more in line with other non-utility jobs.