BRD 5.0 Feedback, Suggestions, and Requests

[Connor]

Trying not to think about the support anymore lol, so I’m curious as to what do people think they should do with Apex Arrow? Currently it’s not much of a DPS gain to use because it doesn’t proc Refulgent Arrow, which means that at maximum potency it’s lower than a Burst Shot / Refulgent Arrow combo. Anything below 70 seems to be weaker than Burst Shot, which feels strange for a level 80 ability. It feels good to use, but there’s not much interaction with the ability or the gauge because you just ignore it until it reaches 100. I’d like it to be as powerful as it feels, but they don’t seem to be able to increase Bard’s personal DPS either from the sounds of it (without breaking ranged balance), so I’m not sure if a potency gain would work on it. But at the same time, it would break balance if they gave it some kind of added effect. So I’m unsure as to what they can do besides leaving it as it is.

Also, I agree with Shadowbite feels a bit weird. It’s fun to use and feels powerful, but I can’t help but think ‘shouldn’t this have been an upgrade for Sidewinder?’. That said though, I feel the often-used suggestion of it being a ‘Bane’ skill would be too powerful for AoE because DoTs interact with the song gauge and Repetoire (whereas in Summoner for example, they only interact with Ruins and Fester, rather than the job gauges themselves)