Dissapointed With The Live Letter

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I didn’t have very high expectations honestly so I can’t say I’m disappointed.

It was really disheartening to see how the treated they question about Bard’s feeling like they don’t have much real ‘support’ left (the defining point of job according to SE and lore) though, they basically just groaned, said something about how it has good DPS, then moved on as if it was a pointless question. And honestly, maybe it’s a little harsh but I don’t believe their addendum about ‘we’re listening to player feedback for a second. Because if they were they would’ve realised nobody was asking for Bard to become a high DPS / low utility job in the first place and I’m pretty sure most people didn't start playing Bard to be the top DPS anyway (at least I didnt’). The worst part was that I was completely expecting them to say ‘Bard has high DPS so it can’t get any more support’, but it didn’t feel any less dismissive watching them do it live.

I’m not saying they should be more ‘considerate’, but at the same time it sucks to see them be completely dismissive of a question that didn’t even address the concern the majority of Bards have (identity issues). Had they even just said like, ‘we understand people feel like Bard has lost its identity/support/defining abilities, but we feel satisfied with how it is right now’ - or something along those lines - it would’ve at least been much easier to swallow

Ultimately, it felt like they talked about Bard because they felt they ‘had to’, not because they wanted to address anyone’s concerns. And I can see why it would feel like that in regards to other questions too

Bard always had an identity crisis. Bard always had those utility skills and in Stormblood even more DPS than Machinist (the other phys. ranged DPS lower in DPS and almost nothing contributing to the group).
In Heavensward Bard turned into a caster being the most clunky job ever.
Im wondering, why they dont change bard into a second support instead so bards can support the group like dancers do. Maybe they miss feedback, they might change their mind?

edit:
Also about healers, I doubt they will do any major changes in 5.x. I actually expect (or at least hope for) a revamp of the healer jobs. I do not want to miss the chance to see new "ways" of healing the party. Necromancer (as a Healer), Melee Healer or actually fix the gameplay of current healers and add a bit more spice to their dps kits. Maybe they'll come up with better ideas by 6.0...