Quote Originally Posted by Sparktacus View Post
Because melee dps now have Ninja to goad them and no longer need paeon, bards should be using foe's. And if a bard needs to ballad for one smn it is a bigger dps loss. In old content the enrage times were smaller making sustaining dps much easier, the longer the fight smn has no way to get mp back at a manageable rate without harming their own dps.
Melee still need paeon with the tp increase to ninjas. It used to be viable as Ninja could last through even t8 with invigorate, but that isn't the case anymore.