So 7.0.1 patch notes are out.

[SkyCake]

They fixed Battle Voice and Troubadour. Happy day, woo.

[Elnidfse]

They fixed Battle Voice and Troubadour. Happy day, woo.

Fixed? They flat out buffed Battle Voice by not even requiring a song to be played. A situation that shouldn't happen but a buff regardless.

[SkyCake]

Fixed? They flat out buffed Battle Voice by not even requiring a song to be played. A situation that shouldn't happen but a buff regardless.

Outstanding, really.

[Shunye]

Fixed? They flat out buffed Battle Voice by not even requiring a song to be played. A situation that shouldn't happen but a buff regardless.

did you actually read the patch notes? it didn't say anything about a song needing to be played.....it said that party members dont need to be under the effect of a song. All that means is that if you are out of range of the bard's song, you will still get the buff for battle voice. I do find it funny that no one mentioned the huge fix for machinists.

[Elnidfse]

did you actually read the patch notes? it didn't say anything about a song needing to be played.....it said that party members dont need to be under the effect of a song. All that means is that if you are out of range of the bard's song, you will still get the buff for battle voice. I do find it funny that no one mentioned the huge fix for machinists.

you mean the flamethrower fix? I would love to be excited about it. But you'll forgive my lack of enthusiasm given the rest of the nothing.

[Farrell]

did you actually read the patch notes? it didn't say anything about a song needing to be played.....it said that party members dont need to be under the effect of a song. All that means is that if you are out of range of the bard's song, you will still get the buff for battle voice. I do find it funny that no one mentioned the huge fix for machinists.

A lot of the blind trying to lead as far as ranged goes on these forums lately. Soooooo much misinformation around here as well.

[Berethos]

Fixed? They flat out buffed Battle Voice by not even requiring a song to be played. A situation that shouldn't happen but a buff regardless.

Nope.

Activating Battle Voice requires that the Bard be playing a song, that has not changed. The range of BV also has not changed and is still set at 20 yards. Songs are 25 yards. Ideally anyone receiving Battle Voice will always be under the effect of one of the Bard songs.

What this change does is make sure that BV still lands in specific cases where, for whatever reason (like if you press one and then the other really quickly), the other players in the group do not have the effect of your song on them. If it's a buff, it's an exceptionally minor one.

The Troubadour change is indeed a buff, but one by way of fixing a design flaw with the skill itself - that it didn't affect the Bard as well was simply a flaw in how it was designed.