Is anyone surprised at this point?

[ItMe]

Except [...] Bard

I thought we were talking about DRK?
I'm not making a sweeping statement about all jobs.
I'm just commenting on DRK in a thread about it.

[ForteNightshade]

I thought we were talking about DRK?
I'm not making a sweeping statement about all jobs.
I'm just commenting on DRK in a thread about it.

Fair enough. I mentioned Bard immediately after where you quoted as my example of the devs ignoring popular opinion due to their own bias.

With that said though, my point still applies in a general sense. People complained about Dark Arts spam and the lack of AoE mitigation. No one asked for a massive overhaul nor did they even want Dark Arts removed. The devs overcompensated for no real reason and landed on budget Warrior. In that context, it's similar to their lack of reaction to Monk despite it's horrendous player numbers. Which suggests they aren't paying attention to feedback, but either overreacting to small complaints or stubbornly clinging to a job philosophy that doesn't work.

[WhyAmIHere]

Fair enough. I mentioned Bard immediately after where you quoted as my example of the devs ignoring popular opinion due to their own bias.

With that said though, my point still applies in a general sense. People complained about Dark Arts spam and the lack of AoE mitigation. No one asked for a massive overhaul nor did they even want Dark Arts removed. The devs overcompensated for no real reason and landed on budget Warrior. In that context, it's similar to their lack of reaction to Monk despite it's horrendous player numbers. Which suggests they aren't paying attention to feedback, but either overreacting to small complaints or stubbornly clinging to a job philosophy that doesn't work.

stubbornly clinging to failure and square enix. name a more lasting duo.