BRD for life here. Started as an archer and will remain a BRD for as long as I shall play the game. I've stuck with the class through thick and thin and will continue to do so no matter what. I'm also probably among the minority who actually liked HW's bowmage :P BRD is the class that I enjoy the most and play the best. I don't think I'll ever find another class in an MMO that I'll like more than FF14's BRD. I really like not being a pure DPS and being a bit of a support class too (though the class' utility isn't as big as it once was).