The harp is a lie.

[Zetonegi]

Clearly the bow transforms into an accordion! Everyone knows accordions work by means of magic anyway so we don't have to worry about it being out of tune because MAGIC. We can be 19th century Polka Bards. Bowccordian speculation goooo /sarcasm

[Lyndis]

Harp is impossible, have you ever seen a real harp?

first: strings need to be different lengths to get different tones

second: string need to be thin so they can vibrate and be plucked to produce the sound and carry it out.

third:The Full-size Grand Concert Harps (the kind used in an orchestra) has 47 strings, and a smaller Celtic harp has just over a dozen.

The picture shows 6 objects of equal length about the thickness of a your pinky if you tried to play that like a harp, your figures would hurt, and it would only play 1 note.

Lets face it, complaining on the forum isn't going to accomplish anything especially when this whole argument came from 1 picture. Assume its a bow harp if you want but here the evil thing about it, No one can hear you cry in cyberspace.

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Harp

I know it's a small picture... but it may make you understand that Square Enix's rules on harps don't go by how they should.

[AmyRae]

Maybe that decorative lute "magically" plays by itself while you shoot arrows? That way you only have to stop damage dealing when you want to change the song.

[Shikyo]

I don't think so. That apparentely seems really a harp. Putting arrows in that way would be useless lol. But we'll see next week..

Bow with arrow mount attachment. http://forums.huntingresource.com/up..._40_651761.jpg

[elreed]

Really whats the big issue here?? the archer becomes bard, with bad ass damage he can even be better because he can make a few buffs that last idk 30min, like haste, more damage, healing buff, chocobo mazurka or whatever they have in mind, so after 1 min giving buffs he goes back to be a BAD ASS damage dealer as archers are and kills the boss without trouble having the good thing that he/she will be invited next time they go out for party.

So is it that bad? i think theyre giving a lot of love to archer by giving that job because if archer is a must job for recent content, in next content that class/job will be even more important.

And yes is a BOWHARP

[Seo]

Really whats the big issue here?? the archer becomes bard, with bad ass damage he can even be better because he can make a few buffs that last idk 30min, like haste, more damage, healing buff, chocobo mazurka or whatever they have in mind, so after 1 min giving buffs he goes back to be a BAD ASS damage dealer as archers are and kills the boss without trouble having the good thing that he/she will be invited next time they go out for party.

So is it that bad? i think theyre giving a lot of love to archer by giving that job because if archer is a must job for recent content, in next content that class/job will be even more important.

And yes is a BOWHARP

The argument isn't that bard is bad, bard is good, the argument is that "bow harp" weather its in the picture or not, is a very stupid idea, and we all seem to agree on that.

[Anonymoose]

Bow with arrow mount attachment. http://forums.huntingresource.com/up..._40_651761.jpg

We've heard that theory, but we've yet to hear anyone come up with a theory as to why the spare arrows are too tiny to be fired from the bow. Can you do eet? Give hope to the naysayers? I mean, look at the arrow he's firing. Obviously the artist had scale and ability.

EDIT: OH, and the community rep says it transforms. So what does it transform INTO that makes those tiny little spare arrows relevant? Crossbow that fires minibolts maybe?

What I'm trying to say here, is - either way, it's probably not a mountable arrow attachment unless it's some form of transformable crossbow clip full of minibolts - and that sounds crazier than harp, almost.

[Gramul]

By the way, it's a lyre attached to half a bow that folds up for traveling much like the pickaxe.

[Black_Rose]

it better be a harp attached to that bow.
backline support AND damage, beat that
i never really enjoyed bard in FFXI, but with a bow attached to my harp, or harp to my bow, whatever fits you, i'd gladly try that job once.
being backline support only is borrrrrrrrrrrring

[CptnGamble]

Its an artist's rendition of how a compound bow would have worked had they been around when swords and shields were; The four strings act as added tension for more velocity. It transforms into a more compact size for easier transport much like the mining axe. Now the real question is, why is the BLM playing an ocarina?!