I guess it's time

[Razard]

Ok, the underlying questions to this support class nonsense. What can a support class provide that you can't just put on another role and be done with it?

Also, if their support is all they have, there's a balancing issue, if the support is less than 1 dps class then it will be a leper. If it does more, it's a requirement and needs to be entirely balanced around. If it's the same or equivalent, then it is pointless.

[ADVSS]

Ok, the underlying questions to this support class nonsense. What can a support class provide that you can't just put on another role and be done with it?

Also, if their support is all they have, there's a balancing issue, if the support is less than 1 dps class then it will be a leper. If it does more, it's a requirement and needs to be entirely balanced around. If it's the same or equivalent, then it is pointless.

if they define "support" as bard/mch/newjob" then itll be a low tier but decent dps. Then they just jack the raids to be like gordias anyway, and or nerf healers damage output because like tanks - "theyre not a D_S.!!!!" They could do it in tons of ways, not justifying that they should, just examples. Itd be incredibly difficult to carry through story as a job that relies other characters to deal its damage, you wouldnt get through story if it was

[RiceisNice]

if they define "support" as bard/mch/newjob" then itll be a low tier but decent dps. Then they just jack the raids to be like gordias anyway, and or nerf healers damage output because like tanks - "theyre not a D_S.!!!!" They could do it in tons of ways, not justifying that they should, just examples. Itd be incredibly difficult to carry through story as a job that relies other characters to deal its damage, you wouldnt get through story if it was

Their dps isn't that far back behind though, and even then they're far from the only jobs that arguably have party support abilties. Not to mention on record developers have attributed BRD's relatively lower dps to their "support" (which is double dipping anyway since use of said support already lowers their damage to begin with) or their mobility (with this being their recent statement). It's gotten to the point that it's not worth putting out a support label because I feel that even the developers don't know what they truly want BRD (and MCH) to be, beyond the game objectively labeling them as a dps role.