Ways to fix BRD and MCH in a realistic way

[Temjiu]

Honestly, I'm not against it actually showing a bigger increase when we're in wanderer's or it not even being a song. I'm against these posters who are talking like they want to do more DPS to reach up to other DPS'ers period when they have so many benefits to the job as it is.

Acting like this is something permanent like if we can't take wanderer's off at all and forever losing movement then also giving off the expression of us being taken to content mainly because we can move is ridiculous.

It's convenient that we can move and DPS for raids or big content yes, but that's not the main reason we're looked for since other jobs as I said can move and do the same thing while having a job with bigger DPS fill in for their loss.

I think that's the catch. This wasn't a huge issue in 2.x because our damage was good, but not as high as other DPS. but it was high enough to validate us coming, in addition to our buffs. as of now, with other classes getting buff abilities, and tanks doing as much damage as we are now...it really calls into question the BRD role, which is probably why people are arguing the point. I haven't been around ffxiv long enough to know if these same arguments were around back before BRD's did decent damage, but I wouldn't be surprised. balance is always a tough issue when a class is perceived as having support functionality outside their primary role (which in this case is DPS). the 2.x solution seemed to work, perhaps if they got back to that people would be a bit more happy.

Again, goes back to damage. Honestly, if i can pump out the damage of other DPS classes with these changes, IM OK with that. If they eliminate the "casting" requirements, but lower our dps to a "Viable but slightly under the other DPS" classes im fine with that too. but both? not justifiable given the current status of other classes. if we have to play a BLM to get DPS, then i want the DPS of a BLM. or Scholar. anything lower is unacceptable, as we aren't being a BRD at that point. were BLM with the option of turning off our DPS to give people songs (that are rarely needed nowadays).

On the note of the song: IM Ok if it feels like it fits into the continuum. Even though I dont' play BLM (im one of those guys that played BRD because i like the mobility and no cast times), when I DO play my lvl 25 BLM, it feels smooth...the class was designed around cast timers, and rotations involve that. having this 3 sec song as part of a regular rotation really feels clunky. at the least, i'd like to get that removed.