Do you think bard desired a nerfing soon.

[Thotor]

Does the switch to Pugilist make a big difference for damage? It looks like the only helpful Pugilist skill for damage would be Internal Release right?

Due to how DoTs works (taking a snapshot of buffs at the moment they are casted) and Bard ability to reset non-GCD skill Bloodletter from Crits made by DoTs, this play a huge role in my opinion.
I can cast my DoTs with 45% crit (with my current gear) with 2 DoTs ticking, I will reset Bloodletter every 2 tick. Without this buff, I would only have 25% crit and would reset only every 4 tick.
From just 1 buff with a 60 sec CD, I get huge a burst. This get exponentially better as we boost this effects with other buffs making insane damage during buff stacking.

Granted I have not tested the real impact and this is just theory.

[fauxpas]

Due to how DoTs works (taking a snapshot of buffs at the moment they are casted) and Bard ability to reset non-GCD skill Bloodletter from Crits made by DoTs, this play a huge role in my opinion.
I can cast my DoTs with 45% crit (with my current gear) with 2 DoTs ticking, I will reset Bloodletter every 2 tick. Without this buff, I would only have 25% crit and would reset only every 4 tick.
From just 1 buff with a 60 sec CD, I get huge a burst. This get exponentially better as we boost this effects with other buffs making insane damage during buff stacking.

Granted I have not tested the real impact and this is just theory.

i was under the impression that the cooldown of bloodletter is only reset if the initial cast of the DoT crits. i did not think that the individual ticks of the DoT could crit

[Trayes]

i was under the impression that the cooldown of bloodletter is only reset if the initial cast of the DoT crits. i did not think that the individual ticks of the DoT could crit

Each crit of the tick can reset blood letter.