It's time to Lock Out Machinist from PF

[Ramiee]

One of the jobs HAS to be the last in the list, I don't understand why it has to be an issue, and asking other people to lock the job off PF because you alone are not satisfied with your own self-imposed metrics is extremely entitled.

Well to be fair it's machinist.
This isn't BRD or DNC with their constant buffs, mitigation and healing. It isn't SMN or RDM with their buffs and Res. MCH has dismantle and basically a role ability Def buff, it has no raid buffs and if it doesn't bring raid buffs and it's role is a DPS.
Then all it has is it's damage. If machinist's main thing to bring to an encounter is it's damage then it should not be the weakest DPS in the game, It's simple balance. You can argue where it's damage should be but really it should be closer to the top then the bottom currently considering it's main role in a party is dealing damage. It would be like having a SAM who hits like a wet noodle, why would this ever be a good idea considering Sam has no utility or buffs.

[Corwin_Sunchaser]

If machinist's main thing to bring to an encounter is it's damage then it should not be the weakest DPS in the game, It's simple balance.

Then SE decided to give MCH dismantle: "you're a support now, stop complaining for DPS!".