Bard Too Bursty?

[xTysonx]

Technically speaking, you could achieve a similar effect with a Gauss Round and Single target Ricochet (200+300), the major difference being you have the potential to crict all 3 hits unlike barrage (which will never crict), follow up with a buffed stun gun and bte (180+ 150), all skills being ogcd

I see no problem with either

[Chilla]

Technically speaking, you could achieve a similar effect with a Gauss Round and Single target Ricochet (220+300), the major difference being you have the potential to crict all 3 shots unlike barrage (which will never crict), follow up with a buffed stun gun and bte (180+ 150), all skills being ogcd

I see no problem with either

You will very rarely pull off a single target Ricochet in Feast. There is almost always another enemy player that the damage will spread to.

But don't forget that MCH has SEVERAL other abilities to pair with BTE to increase their 1-GCD burst. MCH burst is far higher, instantly cast, and is more reliable.

For Bard, simply weave that guaranteed 660 potency Empyreal Arrow with an instant off-GCD 350 potency Sidewinder and 240 potency Far Shot (recently buffed) and they'll be dead in 2 seconds.

[xTysonx]

You will very rarely pull off a single target Ricochet in Feast. There is almost always another enemy player that the damage will spread to.

The dmg fallout for muti-target is not too bad, but the fact remains all 3 shots (and any nearby enemies) have the potential to crict in comparison to a flat 660. Assuming any good mch/brd starts with straight/hot shot respectively, the mch has a guaranteed 5% dmg increase and a pet that does 80pot shots on the target that was hot shotted (in this case the bard) so that is significant head start, not to mention you can pull off 4 ogcds (gauss round, rico, bind/stun gun and bte respectively) faster than 2 gcds (dots) and 2 ogcds (one that cant crict and another requires both dots to be on for 250pot)

I'm not saying there cant be hard hitting bards, I'm just saying on paper a mch is like Renault said, faster more devastating burst