Bard - they broke my job

[MercureXI]

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Bards had that kind of buffs in FFXI, and they were mandatory for most events for double songs with their 2hrs skill. No way SE is gonna make that mistake ever again.

2.0 BRD was "100% uptime, great DPS, easy to play, away from close range AoE" style with added unique utility.

Isn't it a bit too much ?

3.0 BRD seems more balanced, since you need to plan your "WM dps phases" accordingly to mechanics (like MNKs do with GL3 for example), to ensure maximum DPS output. You still can use 2.0 style the rest of the time, when the fight needs you to move and evade shit. Still having 100% uptime, while moving, from afar (where melees can't do anything, and BLMs will have to stop casting from time to time).