lol "get over yourself" is not a personal attack.

And as a NQ bard who had the R/EX instruments I needed to be decent (even spent a lot of gil chasing after the +all songs augment on the skirmish flute!) I really appreciate that Detlef has suggestions that would help all bards not just ones with super instruments.

No, I didn't save up for a ghorn but I did voidwatch till it made me sick to get a haste harp. I definitely tried to be a good bard, not exceptional by any means, but one that would do their best.

I dislike this attitude some folks have in the game that if you're not rocking an REM you shouldn't expect to play... that's just not good for the game.