RIP Bard

[Riepah]

Either A.) The singing in this case helps us "concentrate" (despite being able to sing another song alongside it) so our charged shots, aside from the charge, are hitting better areas (not quite critical hits but closer.)

Or B.) We are singing "I love you" at the top of our voices, weakening enemy morale and thus making them easier to kill.

(Also I'm not a Bard main, but I'm in the crowd of "probably good".)

I much more wonder how the hell we're supposed to be able to sing two songs at once in the first place. Should've just called it a "Stance" or "Mode" like for other classes, really.

[Ultimatecalibur]

I much more wonder how the hell we're supposed to be able to sing two songs at once in the first place. Should've just called it a "Stance" or "Mode" like for other classes, really.

Probably in a similar way as Chet Atkins played "Yankee Doodle" and "Dixie" at the same time.

[SongJoohee]

This time last year

pls yoshi-p senpai i will sacrifice all my movement for extra deeps

[Fantasy9]

This time last year

Not me and I have mained BRD since 1.23. I was practically forced to level something else because the rooting caused almost everyone to hate BRDs

[Dualblade]

I much more wonder how the hell we're supposed to be able to sing two songs at once in the first place. Should've just called it a "Stance" or "Mode" like for other classes, really.

According to some other threads I've seen XI did allow not only two songs at once, but even four at once! Which is even wierder. Mayhaps its more of when you sing both songs, you kinda combine them into one. Mash-ups and all that.

[StouterTaru]

According to some other threads I've seen XI did allow not only two songs at once, but even four at once! Which is even wierder. Mayhaps its more of when you sing both songs, you kinda combine them into one. Mash-ups and all that.

You could have two songs up on each party member per bard, but it required having an instrument equipped offhand, and you couldn't have double of a song up. There were also about 20 times as many songs.

[Dualblade]

You could have two songs up on each party member per bard, but it required having an instrument equipped offhand, and you couldn't have double of a song up. There were also about 20 times as many songs.

Still not exactly something that would be easy to do, and thats BEFORE we start talking about doing so in battle. That said it makes sense, more so if one song is considered voice and the other instrumental I guess.

Though now I wonder where I got the "one person could do 4 songs at once" thing from...

[Duelle]

Still not exactly something that would be easy to do, and thats BEFORE we start talking about doing so in battle. That said it makes sense, more so if one song is considered voice and the other instrumental I guess.

Though now I wonder where I got the "one person could do 4 songs at once" thing from...

If I'm not remembering wrong, the maximum number of songs that could be affecting you was 4, but that would require two bards in the party.

So according Zhexos' update, the buff doesn't prevent movement like I originally though. It basically turns BRD into a caster. I'm still not happy to hear that and question why that wasn't reserved for a future ranged DPS class.

[Miah_Dakwhil]

So.. with this new found information I guess we can say that Bard is now MOSTLY dead. As you all know, there's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do.

What's that you ask?

Why, Go through their pockets and look for unused minions of course!

[Dualblade]

If I'm not remembering wrong, the maximum number of songs that could be affecting you was 4, but that would require two bards in the party.

So according Zhexos' update, the buff doesn't prevent movement like I originally though. It basically turns BRD into a caster. I'm still not happy to hear that and question why that wasn't reserved for a future ranged DPS class.

And thus I have learned new things, thank you.

As for the buff: Alot of people did say they were willing to trade mobility for dps, and they got it. You can still turn it off and go to normal dps as it currently is, and there probably will be times when not having it on will be for the better.