Bard - they broke my job

[Greedalox]

I don't know if you know this, but BRD is actually the highest dps in an optimal comp. In a vacuum other jobs do more, but right now bards top parses in speed clears.

But do they do top damage outside of the vacuum now with multiple bards? Cause that's what they were doing in early Coil.

[Atmora]

But do they do top damage outside of the vacuum now with multiple bards? Cause that's what they were doing in early Coil.

That's like saying monk was broken because it topped damage in 3.4 before anyone leveled ninja. You take a Bard AND a MCH.

[Greedalox]

That's like saying monk was broken because it topped damage in 3.4 before anyone leveled ninja. You take a Bard AND a MCH.

That's not saying that at all. The damage bard did in early coil warranted bringing MULTIPLE bards instead of the utility combinations of different classes. This situation is more akin to what you're describing as todays Bards.

I'm just saying that a time where a party could want 3-4 bards instead of todays 1 makes it a clear winner of the apex of Bards existence in terms of DPS contribution (Especially when we evaluate Raid Contribution too)