Dear All Bards,

[Accolade]

Just because something "isn't needed" doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. Battle Voice + Foe's can significantly speed up the time of many boss/trash encounters, and the point is that there is absolutely zero justification for not using it.

It is really poor habit building to main a Bard and decide that you're not going to utilize some of the most powerful support abilities in the game because you don't deem it "necessary." Don't want to play songs? Great, don't play a bard. Play something else.

By your logic, no single healer should cast protect or stoneskin because "it isn't needed." The only time where it is absolutely "needed" is end game raids like coil, so hey, why bother, right?

Buffs and debuffs, whether or not they are absolutely "Needed" are still there for a reason; they're there to make content easier.

He is right.