Quote Originally Posted by Rosencranz View Post
Did a little test while doing ifrit

members of my fc, pretty geared - not the top, but nice - the 3 of us with an ifrit weapon equipped, against ifrit

BLM - 177 dps (counting lb3)
DRG - 163 (counting lb3)
BRD - 134 (counting -20%dmg for mage's ballad)

The absence of a DPS LB is an obvious reduction on the overall dps, and the songs using too is another reduction. Still, i can suggest that "morally" we Bard are pretty strong as DPS.
Counting limit breaks when comparing DPS balance isn't really a good idea since some classes have damage LB and some classes do not;
Not to mention, the class cannot perform an LB3 unless the rest of the group deals damage. This should be considered a gain to raid dps, not personal dps.