Please boost BRD to make it competitive again

[Vae]

Considering BRD had a stranglehold as the only buffer for the first 7(?) years. And remained top buffer even after cor for the next 4. It's not unreasonable to leave bard where it's at. It's still used. Not as much, but still used.

The only way to buff bard, is nerf geo AND blu. Bards only real role was marching. Minuet and madrigal were a side effect.

[OmnysValefor]

Considering BRD had a stranglehold as the only buffer for the first 7(?) years. And remained top buffer even after cor for the next 4. It's not unreasonable to leave bard where it's at. It's still used. Not as much, but still used.

The only way to buff bard, is nerf geo AND blu. Bards only real role was marching. Minuet and madrigal were a side effect.

Bard's "stranglehold" doesn't justify being, at best, situational now. REM bards who rarely bring them out is a sad thing.

GEO is a lot more powerful than Bard, but that power is necessary for a lot of high-end first clears. That's the job of buffers, to elevate your capabilities. Nerfing GEO would be a mistake. Bard simply needs an overhaul and a look at how to make their advantages more valuable. Mobility, freedom from mp, variety of buffs to variety of people are all 'advantages', they're just largely outdated. As has been said, nerfing GEO only nerfs everyone which is fine for the people with an Aeonic factory (maybe) but makes the ascent harder for anyone else.

I don't want to derail this thread but the nature of BLU is not why people don't bring bards. In many situations, it's preferable to bring a second (or sometimes third--defensive buffs) GEO over a bard.