Quote Originally Posted by rappa View Post
WTF? NO, the penalty is fine. The weapon damage is wrong now.

Allagan bow 42 WD
Allagan melee 46 WD

+4 difference

High allagan bow 48 WD
High allawan melee 53 WD

+5 difference

Dreadwyrm bow 52 WD
dreadwyrm melee 58 WD

+6 difference

Each patch, the difference is increased and the bard dps is behind.
If the difference between WD is the same would be not a problem, but now exist.

I reply again, i don't want to be top dps in all fights. If i am on the top, someone is not doing his job.
What the weapon stats don't show is the advantage being a ranged class offers. It would actually be unfair if the bard weapon gave the same damage as a melee weapon, since a bard can output the damage much more often than any melee.