Quote Originally Posted by Reynhart View Post
In 1.0, Archer didn't have any song-related ability, so BRD was a deliberate choice, weird as it was
How was this choice carefully weighed? Miracuously an Archer could turn into a BRD in 2.0. They needed BRD because it would be less weird to have a BRD sing songs instead of a Ranger. They hid behind their quick made up lore how BRD's suddenly equip bows too.

So yes, in 1.0 Archer did not have any songs because it was meant to be a pure DPS. One would think it would become a Ranger/Sniper/Hunter in 2.0, but they blew our minds with BRD.

Let's just hope SE makes the correct decision for 3.0 and overhauls the job system.