Quote Originally Posted by fanservice View Post
Just saying, it's a bit of a stretch to not have a bard in an 8 man, even with DF given how popular they're becoming, though I understand where you're coming from with the 'personal balance' thing.
Thank you.

Quote Originally Posted by puca View Post
Bards that use mana song kill their DPS. A guild that didn't need to manage WHM mana could either drop a bard, or get bards to concentrate on damage. The reason SCH with medica will obsolete WHM is the same reason discipline priests obsoleted holy priests in WoW, even though holy priests had far better healing burst. Pre-shielding is just that good (and discipline priest didn't have an infinite mana pet spamming heals either).

Any healing meter will show SCH outhealing WHM _now_, even without buffs, on any fight.
Not picking a fight just pointing out that bard dmg reduction is 20% and their dmg is very good to begin with.
You can't really compare this to wow. Disc priests were way more overpowered.