Bard - they broke my job

[Judge_Xero]

I understand that much, I still feel Bard is scaling the same way as it did in 2.0 though - Songs are becoming less useful, we're still dealing 200~ish less than other jobs, even moreso in Turns like 2 (SMNs and BLMs destroy us). The Weapon Damage is still a problem imo.

You are right that BRD scaling is very similar to how it was in 2.0, other than the rate at which it will scale with better gear and River of Blood.

Straight Shot = +10% Crit - Base Crit multiplier is +45% - So Strait Shot adds an average of 4.5% extra damage, and the guaranteed crit of a Straighter Shot proc is not that strong.

Now imagine BRD hitting a 40% Crit Rate (with Straight Shot buff) at an effective 70% multiplier.

That means that Straight Shot is a 7% damage buff, with a 70% multiplier for straight shot procs + greater chance at Blood Letter procs.

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If SE is able to make adjustments so that BRD has more opportunity to weave oGCD skills, then I feel that it's damage output is going to be ridiculous with higher gear. The downside is that it starts out a bit weaker. (although some people are able to do great damage)

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Other than that issue with Straighter Shot procs being delayed. While stacking SPD if you get your cast time to 1.4s or less it really smooth's out the class and gives really tight dot reapplications

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IMO Foes and Ballad are irreplaceable, as far as party play and progression go. TP, not so much an issue now due to class changes.