I thought people might be exaggerating about SMN

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

Regardless, clearly not enough people played it to justify its previous design.

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Well if Lucky Bancho is at all representative of the player bases numbers, which by the fact its highly regarded by said playerbase it probably is, we should be seeing a complete rework of BRD anytime soon. Going by your logic at least.



Anyways thanks for glossing over my data and acting like it doesn't mean anything. 3rd most played DPS class last summer? Nah, still not enough people to "justify" its existence. Nice. Good to know that you've already made up your mind and anything against your chosen course is not worth looking at.

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Originally Posted by Vegituh

Well if Lucky Bancho is at all representative of the player bases numbers, which by the fact its highly regarded by said playerbase it probably is, we should be seeing a complete rework of BRD anytime soon. Going by your logic at least.

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Honestly, given how much crying ive seen on the DPS Forums I would not be surprised for a complete BRD Rework. lol

Bard could definitely use a rework to become more of a bard instead of an archer, hopefully sooner rather than later.

I leveled SMN first in ShB, but after I got it to cap I switched and barely used it again. It was just painful for my hands and punishing for any mistakes.

I decided to level it as my first job in EW because I thought it looked really cool. I had fun with it and it doesn't hurt my hands anymore. Yes, it does feel very simple. I hope they add more to it, but for now it is still an improvement in my book.

I leveled RDM as well and I am tentatively maining that over SMN, but I enjoy both.

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Originally Posted by Vegituh

Good to know that you've already made up your mind

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Hey, I'm just glad we can finally agree on something.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

Hey, I'm just glad we can finally agree on something.

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At least you aren't denying the fact that you don't care about actual data and the only thing that matters is what you think.

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Originally Posted by aveyond-dreams

Bard could definitely use a rework to become more of a bard instead of an archer, hopefully sooner rather than later.

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I'd prefer to see a proper mix of the two. Effectively combining archery with Bard's musical prowess instead of it awkwardly leaning one way or the other.

I like smn thematically now but hate how it plays. I use to main smn from HW-StB and I like how with Aetherflow had to plan how you wanted to use it. Do you Painflare or hold off so you can Bane your next set of mobs. It wasn't much but you got to strategize how you play. I stopped playing in ShB because the job became too complicated and I didn't feel any enjoyment from playing well. Now it looks great but is way too dumb down that even if I play well I don't feel like I've accomplished much.

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Originally Posted by Vegituh

At least you aren't denying the fact that you don't care about actual data and the only thing that matters is what you think.

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It is a bit jaundiced to characterize a Job people are enjoying as "bad" and then go on to say that actual data is the only thing that counts.

It's not an exaggeration when you can macro the entire SMN rotation into 1 button. They literally killed the job