Bards viability now?

[AkashiXI]

Bards aren't affected by their own songs. You know that, right? The reason that Bard asked for Ballad was to keep their song going for far longer than if they were using their own MP. I've done this a few times for other Bards who were using Foe's. Makes it last for a long time, longer if Battle Voice'd. The only time I use Paeon is if a fight is going long and there's no casters in the party. Again, your songs don't affect you. Never have.

Well, except for Swift Song. But that's a special case. And Minuet isn't really a song, it's a stance.

It's very easy to notice the mp difference between Ballad and Foe/Paeon, so yes, Ballad does restore your mp as well. Paeon also grants you TP back. You've been a Bard on these forums for awhile, I'm honestly surprised you didn't know this. @_@

[Waeksyn]

It's very easy to notice the mp difference between Ballad and Foe/Paeon, so yes, Ballad does restore your mp as well. Paeon also grants you TP back. You've been a Bard on these forums for awhile, I'm honestly surprised you didn't know this. @_@

Ballad does affect the singer's MP (don't need to be complicated - just read the description on the skill) but it's really moot, because all that means is that the ballad lasts longer as it consumes your MP pool. Paeon does restore your TP but you lose dmg while it's up. It can help extend your AOE time.

On a positive note, one thing that WM does do is improve our AOE. Spamming quick nock with the longer casting time allows for more TP regeneration, while the +20% just covers the dmg lost from the slower cast time.