Letter to all bards about Mages Ballad

[Leon_Stormrage]

Don't be mad because you will get picked 2nd over a BRD for WP speed runs everytime.

And BRD shouldn't be mad when I /leave because they don't use MP song when everyone is low on mp .

Would you leave if I stopped using Flash ?

Lol, you can't use DF and pretend to do a speed run. But I am lucky to have a big FC and run with my FC mates and not with people like you

[Yuichi]

Keep trolling

[Grembo]

Why should I have to ask for MP when the bar to the top left off screen CLEARLY shows I have no MP .

I don't know man, it's pretty much a given that Tanks are there to hold aggro and healers there to cure folk.

When and how did you get the impression Bards are simply there to keep your MP topped up?

....but never mind all that and the fact you have riot blade combo to keep your own mp up for a sec

If you want something, it can't be too hard to ask, right? Most healers I know have a macro to shout out for Mage's Ballad and when it's needed in our Coil runs it's always shouted out on the mic.

It's just easier to know that someone wants something if they ask for it you know?

[Leon_Stormrage]

Do I ask a healer to heal me when my health drops low ?

Do I ask a tank to get mob off me when I pull agro ?

Why should I have to ask for MP when the bar to the top left off screen CLEARLY shows I have no MP .

Trolol our work isn't refill your mana bar dude... we are damage dealers and have some utility that if you need you must ask for it
The whole thread has not sense

[StrejdaTom]

Dear Bards ,

Mages Ballad 30 3.00s 2.50s Free 25y 0y
Refreshes MP of all nearby party members while lowering own damage dealt by 20%. MP is drained while singing.


Use it or find a new tank for WP run.


Yours sincerely , your flash spamming speed running WP tank.

Dear tank, yes, I will find another tank because most of them dont need ballad and I can use foe to boost blms dmg.

[Judge_Xero]

Dear tank, yes, I will find another tank because most of them dont need ballad and I can use foe to boost blms dmg.

Definitely the kind of BRD I'd run with. Keep up the good work.

[Little_Aussie_Mhigo]

As everyone has said IF you are geared for a speed run(and can do them), you will NEVER need the ballad unless the WHM is Low on MP but even then DOUBT it. Thanks for yet another pointless thread.

[Kakul]

Apparently, the topic starter have quite a few issues with WP, so it might not be just a bard thing?

To quote from a WP run

"(Silver Healer) sorry i only run with people who have relic"


edit: i removed the Silver Healer WP screenshot as it contain names.

[Grailer]

While I mostly agree. . .

The healer queued to watch health bars. The tank queued to watch what enemies attack. The BRD did not queue specifically to watch your MP. No harm in reminding them. . .

Bard isn't just DPS they are support as well , they have Mage Ballard . Using it requires to sometimes usually after the fight to look at MP bars and decide if they need to pop it .

If the tank all of a sudden stops spamming flash maybe look at the bar .. low ? pop it . simple , that's why dumb arses are DPS tho right ?

[Songi]

As a bard I'm usually tanking WP speed runs thanks to the severe lack of competent tanks on my server. Puttng that 5.2k HP to good use I suppose....