Quote Originally Posted by Kuwagami View Post
That's because most bards are bad <.< Don't get me wrong, but a bard who is *pewpew* killing mobs isn't a good bard. A good bard will always have a little song to give to ease his comrades' life while rampaging in Eorzea's dungeons, as long as he has the mp for it.

I consider myself a pretty decent bard, I have yet to see a single party where healers ran out of mp even with multiple raises, TP isn't a problem as I usually burn mine faster than anyone and gets army's ready, and casters love my debuffs. But all that come at a cost, and I have an awful dps (still better than tanks in dps stance, thanksfully). Parse me, and you'll lock me out of the party forever. Yet you'll lose a great support if you do that.

I think what the bard needs most is a real occasion to use his songs. Out of speedruns and raids, there is nothing much to do where my art is needed.
If you're constantly singing in dungeons, you're doing it wrong. Don't get me wrong, ballad is great when things go to hell, or a healer dies and needs a quick pick me up. But your job is to dps, most healers have decent enough mp management they don't need your songs outside of specific situations. Singing when they don't need it is just needlessly lowering your dps.