BLM vs Bard

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DPS Averages
Gear: Relic +1, Full Darklight, AK appropriate secondary ring.

Ideal Conditions: SMN(350) MNK(295) LNC(280) *BLM(270) **BRD(180-220)

Realistic Conditions: MNK(235) SMN(210) *BLM(200) LNC(190) **BRD(180-220)

*BLM results can vary quite drastically based on Flare critical hits and Thundercloud procs. BLM has seen as low as 170 and as high as 230

**BRD dps varies based on how much they are required to sing. Sometimes they are a bit higher or a bit lower depending on conditions.

Sneak peak on compiled data :P

Sounds legitimate. If anything, they need to atleast make the relic (ignoring the rest for now...) weapons have damage on par with all 8 other job with their stats (which are all equal btw, Bard's is the only one that is lower). Why are we still lower than healers in base damage?

This is very inaccurate if it doesn't include using buffs and potions/food.

If a BRD uses Raging Strikes, Blood for Blood, Hawk's Eye, Internal Release, Barrage and an HQ Mega-Potion of Dexterity, they easily blow other DPS away,....in that 10 seconds. Also BRD's Foe Req allows their Venom Bite, Flaming Arrow and Wind Bite to do more dmg due to Elemental Resist being reduced by 10% w/o the BRD's dmg themselves being reduced 20%. Add "Battle Voice" and it's even more.

I use this setup and i blow other DPS out of the water easily. Also their DPS VARIES ALOT depending on how many times Blood Vow resets.

Foes's requiem actually is bugged. I submitted this during the first week and it's still sitting in the first section. It's doesn't do anything for Bards attacks that state "elemental damage" (e.g. windbite) and probably doesn't do anything at all. Of course this was overlooked when they removed elemental damage, but still the move literally does nothing but drain your MP. It's silly that bards were cheated out of a fifth job move, and the developers have refused to acknowledge this for a month since it's been said and they had time to fix menial things like text error in sidequests...

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Sounds legitimate. If anything, they need to atleast make the relic (ignoring the rest for now...) weapons have damage on par with all 8 other job with their stats (which are all equal btw, Bard's is the only one that is lower). Why are we still lower than healers in base damage?



Foes's requiem actually is bugged. I submitted this during the first week and it's still sitting in the first section. It's doesn't do anything for Bards attacks that state "elemental damage" (e.g. windbite) and probably doesn't do anything at all. Of course this was overlooked when they removed elemental damage, but still the move literally does nothing but drain your MP. It's silly that bards were cheated out of a fifth job move, and the developers have refused to acknowledge this for a month since it's been said and they had time to fix menial things like text error in sidequests...

I didn't think that song would do anything other then drain mp. =/