I chose BRD for swift gameplay, if I wanted to cast I would have chosen a Mage.

[SonTensei]

I adjusted to learn the new playstyle for bard and do pretty good damage on ravana ex or alex so i can say that its possible to play at a high level , but im glad i switched my main to ninja because its just so much more fun than a pseudo black mage

[Nestama]

I adjusted to learn the new playstyle for bard and do pretty good damage on ravana ex or alex so i can say that its possible to play at a high level , but im glad i switched my main to ninja because its just so much more fun than a pseudo black mage

Play Black Mage before you compare BRD to BLM. For starters, you only have a 1.5 second charge. BLM's always have 2-3 seconds to cast their spells and are required to keep an eye on their Astral/Umbral buffs, their Enochian buff, their remaining MP, how long a spell will take to cast before Enochian or Astral/Umbral wears off.

If you want to compare BRD to something, compare it to a SMN... but even that is completely different (because again, cast times between the Casters and Ranged are completely different. Yes, a 1 second difference is small, but in certain fights, that 1 second makes a huge difference. Also the pet, but that's being obvious).

[Wavaryen]

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If people want to call it blm style, it is more so that they are range caster dps. (without pets and all that) does not mean people are saying that it is a carbon copy, They are just giving a example of what a caster is and blm is the purest of casters when it comes to nuking without gimmicks *pets*. It is fine to compare it this way, because having a cast bar is dull and boring for me as well for a range dps.