Reading threads like this makes one wonder what the Devs are thinking... or if they even are thinking.
Why keep Machinist constantly on the low end of DPS to the point that people feel they have to lock them out of Hardcore content?

Do they think the Job is to easy to play and do´s not deserve higher DPS?
It cannot be they just gutted Black Mage to be even easyer to play then Mechanist.

so what are they thinking when they keep Machinist constantly down?