Just as the title says, I'm not sure which to go. I have heard several (and often contradictory) things regarding one being more bursty than the other or that one is better sustained than the other and so on and so forth (including some people that claim x hybrid build is superior for y reasons). I would like to see some combat logs to see which is technically better as well as personal experience for PvE leveling up and 50 content.

Finally, someone with reason and not "OMG my class is so nerfed I'm completely useless compared to every other class even though they are saying the exact same thing!!1!" All I can say is thanks for being a good dude.

Ah man, a CHECKMATE Risha would have been beyond amazing.

And yet scoundrels and operatives got hit with the nerfbat.

^ This. But what others have said about nerfing should be used AS WELL AS buffing, to make things balanced with PvE as well. Yes, oftentimes people complain unfairly, as classes get deemed OP because of lesser levels/items/etc. But those who complained got what they wanted, and now they want everything to stop. But it needs to keep going.

Call me noob or whatever you wish, but can someone explain the main difference between scrapper DPS and DF DPS?