Personally, I've been enjoying BRD ever since I've been leveling it. It seems to be as good as Archer, if not better. However, with that said, my linkshell was having a discussion in our chat recently and we were joking around about healing arrows and healing bows because one of our bards was being delegated to backup-healing.
So here's a suggestion, SE: how about giving Bard a "healing bow" of some sort? To keep it from being OP'd, it would be non-meldable, either have a lower damage rating than normal and/or a slower attack speed, and probably some other stuff perhaps.
Healing Bow for BRD
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03-25-2012, 04:04 AMDragonHealing Bow for BRD
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03-25-2012, 04:07 AMSav
So...you'd shoot party members to heal them?
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03-25-2012, 04:10 AMPeptaru
That, my friends, is classic FF action right there. The bow is a twist, but there have been wands/rods/staves that do this very thing for a long, long time now. lmao. I'd love to see it for whm, idk 'bout for brd... but at least for whm! pretty please?!
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03-25-2012, 04:13 AMcarlosx
no thanks. they better give a trowing or bag item slot a flaute or harp to do x2 sound effects like FF11
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03-25-2012, 04:16 AMDragonYes, you would shoot your party members to heal them.... edit: or actually, even better to keep BRD in the DPS manner, the bow would heal the lowest HP based on the damage the enemy receives with each attack.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sav
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Thanks Peptaru, I think it'd make sense for both jobs quite frankly, plus with BRD it gives us another healing job. -
03-25-2012, 04:16 AMPeptaru
11 had how many songs? 14 has how many? that is why you only get one song, wish people would quit askin for this.
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03-25-2012, 04:29 AMFiosha_Maureiba
Like cupid arrows. Injecting love and good feelings hrough the butt. Healing arrows would be the same.
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03-25-2012, 04:32 AMSavHehe, I kind of like this idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragon
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03-25-2012, 04:39 AMDragonThat would be another way of looking at it too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fiosha_Maureiba
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03-25-2012, 04:40 AMPeptaru
"It's a good kind of butthurt!"
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03-25-2012, 07:39 AMAceofRains
Heal arrows would be awsome on bard. Maybe debuff arrows only equipable by Rangers or Hunters or whaterver comes next.
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03-25-2012, 07:58 AMEstellios
I'd rather have a new class or job do this, honestly. It's quite a large deviation from ARC/BRD. What I would like, though, is some more Healing Potency gear that is possibly BRD-only to help boost our Cures and help our backup healing.
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03-25-2012, 08:32 AMwolfsspirit
give gld / pld a blooddrain dagger or a sword to heal themself too and while your at it.. why not give everyone a weapon with healing on it
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03-25-2012, 08:36 AMPeptaru
Are you bein serious Wolfsspirit or just bein a sarcastic jerko? Inquiring minds want to know.
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03-25-2012, 08:47 AMwolfsspirit
I dont see why an archer needs an healing bow.. they got white mages for healing and a bard or archer is not a healer at all and never has been.
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03-25-2012, 09:33 AMDragonI don't see how we could have a completely new class (or job) doing this, could you expand?Quote:
Originally Posted by Estellios
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03-26-2012, 04:45 AMEstellios
They could just add a new class or job down the line that does the healing/buffing through ammo gimmick. We aren't staying a 7 classes/7 jobs forever. The mechanics of how it would work would be best on something new rather than shoehorned on any existing class.
FFTA-2 had the Flintlock job which healed/buffed through ammo, and I could see something like that appearing eventually as we need multiple healing classes. -
03-29-2012, 04:28 PMTanners
I support this and demand that i shoot syringes instead of arrows
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03-29-2012, 04:29 PMPeptaru
Tranquilizer fight from Perfect Dark anyone? SO DOPED I CAN'T SEE ANYMORE!!! WTB METHADONE!
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03-31-2012, 10:07 AMFrein
Also, every healing arrow landed would build "ÜberCharge", and once you're maxed out, depending on which bow you're using, you could turn yourself and your target invincible or have your target deal only crits for eight seconds.
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04-04-2012, 05:22 AMFiosha_MaureibaThat's the white mage's abilities. They can even use the sword in the bladed lantern shield like a bonesaw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frein
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04-06-2012, 11:37 AMDragonWhat game were you playing when you wrote this? o.OQuote:
Originally Posted by Fiosha_Maureiba
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04-08-2012, 06:32 PMArkNova
The gunner class in the monster hunter series has this feature as well, they shoot bullets packed with herbs and other items that cause an effect such as healing and status effects while still having bullets that do just damage. If this idea was put into the game you would pretty much have a red mage that uses arrows instead of a sword.
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04-08-2012, 06:37 PMTheFatHousecatSHOOT MY CURES INTO YOUR FACEQuote:
Originally Posted by ArkNova
On topic, though. If they introduced a bow that increased song enhancements in some way then it would probably put into wide use, but I'd still gear-swap for a DPS bow once everyone had their songs up. -
04-08-2012, 08:25 PMGinTama
i am all for it
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04-09-2012, 04:18 AMFiosha_MaureibaHehe, we're making Medic references from Team Fortress 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragon
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04-09-2012, 06:34 AMDragonOh...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fiosha_Maureiba
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04-09-2012, 07:32 AMShosasosaThey did theyre the mog weapons.Quote:
Originally Posted by wolfsspirit