Bard Nerfs Offically Confirmed

[Isunia]

First. I'm not trying to show off or disrespect u guys

I hope ppl in this thread at least tried coil once

not just watching videos that someone else playing with bard

or doing coil run. right?

Can't speak for everyone but yes, I have.

[SlyRoyale]

I have yet to do Coil (I'm currently stuck on Titan HM), but I would like to offer my two cents.

Before I started playing I wanted to be a Bard so I can support my teammates. Now that I'm more experienced with the class, I now see myself as a DPS role with support utilities. I'm not sure what exactly Square will do to Bards, but judging from their (rather vague) statement, I'd say that they might decrease our damage output or DPS potential in favour of greater focus on our utilities. This might make me a bad bard, but I find myself doing more DPS than song singing (I use Mage's Ballad when healers have <50% MP, Army's Paeon hardly sees any action since I can't see each member's TP, and the same goes for Foe Requiem since I see the other two songs to be more vital when the party needs MP/TP). I wouldn't mind a slight nerf to my damage as long as I have more incentive to use my songs. Then again, I've yet to reach the Binding Coil of Bahamut so my words may be moot.

[hyachona]

oh please. that doesn't mean i dont know sht about this game and bard. u know that all the points I've pointed out are valid.

Actually there is a massive amount of gear needed. Between Titan and coil of which brds scale the least from. Once you get into groups actually pushing into coil you will see brd dps drop from this (imaginary) pedistle you think it's on to almost dead last. I've never met a brd I can't crush. And that's not dissing the brds in my raid. It's the limit of the class.

[ziddyt]

I blame SE as much as I blame the baddies

[NeonC]

Yeah that was implied o.O

[Alcide]

Come on guys chill out, it's not a big deal...
When the nerf comes we'll just have to whine a little because "OMG there are bards that aren't doing endgame yet and are parsing far less than what they're supposed to!!" and we'll get a buff

At least it worked this time .-.

[Supersun]

Seems pretty obvious to me what they are planning on doing.

While any one of the content can be beaten with any class/job, currently, certain jobs are able to do much more damage than the other jobs due to having access to a certain cross-class abilities. We do have plans to adjust these cross-class abilities to balance out all the jobs.

We currently feel that the bards are a little too strong due to the amount of damage they can do without being impacted that much from the fight.

Sounds like a Raging Strikes nerf to me.

[RyuDragnier]

Sounds like a Raging Strikes nerf to me.

I'd actually be okay with this.

[Zymran]

Seems pretty obvious to me what they are planning on doing.
Sounds like a Raging Strikes nerf to me.

It could be anything from a flat damage reduction to casttimes to certain abilities or even the removal of some cross skills like blood for blood.
Honestly? I do feel with the players, that are playing BRD because they like the playstyle and the role.
To the others? Get over it, balance's going to change constantly

[Ryan420]

Seems pretty obvious to me what they are planning on doing. Sounds like a Raging Strikes nerf to me.

When I read that days ago that was exactly what I thought too a Raging Strikes nerf. Hoping that is all they nerf cause that wouldn't be as bad as other types of nerfs. Regardless WAR is getting rebuffed and that is the class I am looking forward to in this next patch.