"Serious" Bard 6.0 predicted/suggested kit

[Jirah]

if that case iam good with it, out of all ranged class (physical), bard seems to be the most "busy" compare to other

Which urks me as its still lesser compared to its SB couterpart which was beloved by many but now we have SHB and its hated for being busy? I just dont understand

[Cetonis]

Which urks me as its still lesser compared to its SB couterpart which was beloved by many but now we have SHB and its hated for being busy? I just dont understand

The people complaining about it aren't the same people who loved the job in SB. The complainers were either not playing in SB, playing other jobs, or playing Bard thinking "it's a support, my damage doesn't matter" or something (while also not pressing Foe Requiem).

Machinist being a mess kind of took the public perception hit, hard for anyone to claim Bard was tough when be-perfect-or-else Machinist was right there waving its arms.

And it's not that there isn't a tracking burden / learning curve, it's just that people don't expect to need to practice or learn stuff (to operate on a base level anyway) after trying MCH or DNC.

[Jirah]

The people complaining about it aren't the same people who loved the job in SB. The complainers were either not playing in SB, playing other jobs, or playing Bard thinking "it's a support, my damage doesn't matter" or something (while also not pressing Foe Requiem).

Machinist being a mess kind of took the public perception hit, hard for anyone to claim Bard was tough when be-perfect-or-else Machinist was right there waving its arms.

And it's not that there isn't a tracking burden / learning curve, it's just that people don't expect to need to practice or learn stuff (to operate on a base level anyway) after trying MCH or DNC.

This begs the question though. Should BRD be slimed down to cater to a population that never cared for it like MCH has done? Or try to make what it has more coherent and organic with its support and its kit without making it overpowered. We all know which option gets the most attention and is easier to do

[Dogempire]

Which urks me as its still lesser compared to its SB couterpart which was beloved by many but now we have SHB and its hated for being busy? I just dont understand

I didn't like bard rotationally back in SB because it was busy but played it because I liked the support aspect, but now that that's gone it's not worth playing because the "support" is outclassed by summoner and monk.