Quote Originally Posted by Sinth View Post
I'm pretty sure I know what I am talking about, but thanks for the nod of arrogance. Yes, most of your skills are DPS but your primary role in a party has little to do with your damage output and everything to do with your songs. You're like the RDM of XI but with physical attacks instead of enfeebling magic. Face it, you're a buffbot. Yes, a bard's DPS contributes and can be decent, but it should never be as high as a melee DPS or Caster. It is a support job. Know your role.
And yet when I'm in a light party I'm the primary DPS. Go figure. A 25-second ability used during a 4-minute boss fight doesn't assign your role. If bards did nothing but songs for a 4-min fight you could label us support, but the truth of the matter is that we don't. We're DPS with support abilities.