i122 with dread wep and no crafted gear

sustained 577 dps for over 8 mins http://imgur.com/qr1vaKl this is with a few mistakes getting used to life surge timing. i130 with more practice could sustain 600 i believe. Still alot below monk of course by ~30 dps.

3 min parses vary from 580-620 depending on crit rng.

Nice buffs for DRG mains. I believe a MNK still holds the first melee spot due to better dps and dragonkick debuff. So the second melee spot in an optimal set-up is a toss up between NIN/DRG. The competition is even closer now with NIN needing tp after ~4.5 mins so the bard will need to sing peaen on long fights regardless of goad.