This BARD is feeling...

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Originally Posted by LunarEmerald

No. Absolutely not. Turn 8 is the only fight in the game where you absolutely have to be singing ballad or paeon. Ballad is usually used when a healer dies or can't manage their MP well. Outside of Turn 8, good healers almost never need ballad.

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If only every healer was a good player.

Because I got ask earlier on.
I play FFXIV only with Gamepad. I only played it with keyboard for like *think* 30 minutes, but didn't like it with my current keyboard

On my main 16 buttons I only have 12 offense skills, the rest is on my secondary pallete which I can join easy by just pressing R1 + R2 or R2 + R1. Mainly because of me disliking having certain skills on the D-Pad which makes me having both hands on the left side for using certain skills. I only have stuff on those I caste when I either stand still or where I can afford to do so. Those are songs, and DD cooldowns.
On the other hand, properly tanking as a Paladin on more than one mob is a bit harder than with Warrior on gamepad, because of the missing skill Overpower for paladin. Now I either need to use sub focus for my halone combo, or hardcycle through it, which is annoying in some dungeons

I play BRD on console and have zero problems.

Must be just you , OP.

You're probably just kidding though right? Controller is 100% viable on any class.

Maybe he's talking about this.

http://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/297...48adb5a_11.png

Relax, OP! It's just a Miqo'te BRD with a sexy Elezen hairstyle, not a nerf!

I feel more Legolas already!

Guys why did they nerf BLM???

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Originally Posted by KingAhmoseTheFirst

Agreed... Our SCH runs Selene also so it is a must to keep our Melee DPS and Tanks TP up...

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wait.... what?

how? pls tell me :O

Ahmooooose :O why are you so weird, both in game and on forums :p. You don't ever have to lose auto attacks on legacy controls, just lock on the target and strife (viable for every turn except 7 kiting). Everything else has been said over and over again. Also, I'm better than you at controller bard ;) you know it to be true.


Regarding the viability of Bard endgame: while Bard is still a very important job (imo because of how the mechanics of second coil works, not because of their overall tool set which is garbage), stacking 2 bards is by far the worst duplicate job in the game. That's my only issue with Bard overall. Also Bard is not support in this game, and it won't ever be until it's solely designated in a separate category. At the end of the day, songs are an afterthought for a dps-designed class.

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Originally Posted by Momita

wait.... what?

how? pls tell me :O

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Most hardcore SCHs believe that Selene is superior to Eos if you have a good WHM. You can solo heal 6/7/9 (not sure about 8), so Selene adding dps just means the fight will be done sooner.

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Originally Posted by AkashiXI

Most hardcore SCHs believe that Selene is superior to Eos if you have a good WHM. You can solo heal 6/7/9 (not sure about 8), so Selene adding dps just means the fight will be done sooner.

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maybe u didn't read....

"Agreed... Our SCH runs Selene also so it is a must to keep our Melee DPS and Tanks TP up..."

What nerf is the op even talking about?

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Originally Posted by AkashiXI

At the end of the day, songs are an afterthought for a dps-designed class.

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False, at the end of the day of bards didn't have songs we'd take almost any other dps instead. Songs are the main reason we bring them to raids. I'd rather have a second monk or smn if bards didn't have songs.