Bard disadvantages in coil drops

[Redclipse]

I can understand what you mean about the lack of bard drops but lets face it, the only needed drops for bards are boots (turn 4) and bracelet (turn 1). The rest are either filler or fluff until you get Myth in those corresponding slots. I've been running coil since pretty much day 1 and only won one drop which was the bracelet. I don't really care since Coil gear wasn't really designed well for bards in the first place. I'm more upset that I'm forced to wait 2 or 3 weeks just to upgrade a single slot of gear and there's absolutely nothing I can do about it.

I know coil drops for bard isn't that great but at least we have a few pieces to cover up the DL set.

[Zoomie]

Mine does.
Only one bard needed. Paladin is the other interrupt.

We run two PLD's for turn 2 interrupts. Not purposefully, it just worked out that we have two PLDs. The timing is actually really nice. PLD 1 pulls and tanks to 2 stacks, PLD 2 interrupts high voltage right about the time that PLD 1 gets the 3rd stack, PLD 2 provokes and starting tanking. Repeat process.

The stack timing works perfectly with high voltage for a 3 stack/PLD interrupt rotation.

We like it hard mode... tank interrupts and duo MNK, lol.

[Sterob]

High voltage cd is at least 30s so doesnt matter. Problem is only allagan boots is better than myth gear

[Exstal]

Well, at least you can get mythology pieces for BiS. Be glad you're not a Monk where majority of your best gear IS from Coil.

[Songi]

I know coil drops for bard isn't that great but at least we have a few pieces to cover up the DL set.

You shouldn't be depending on coil to cover up DL. There's more than enough time to farm up Animal Fat to get Gryphonskin to fill in that gap until Myths eventually fall into place and allow you to make those needed i90 purchases.

[Shadowzanon]

Listen to what you are just saying. Ok so a healing piece drops, you have 2 healers, regardless of class they have to /SHARE/. This means they need 2 times as much loot to get geared. What about BLM and SUMMONER. oh casting gear drops. ZOMG they have to /SHARE/. There is NO darn disadvantage for Bards.

Good groups need 1 bard tops. If you are depending on 2 bards. you are still /SHARING/ loot just as the 2 healers and the 2 caster dps if your group has 2 of them. There is no discrimination or disadvantage you are just whining for the sake of whining.

[Aureliami]

Healer item has a 10% to drop off boss

Healers only have a 5% chance to get it because there are 2 people who can get it.


Bard item has a 10% to drop off boss

Bard has a 10% to get that item because they're the only one to get it if it drops.

Bards have the advantage in loot.

[Songi]

Work it out with your other healer on who gets first dibs on what if it drops. Problem solved. Only time anyone should be rolling against another player is when they both are at a crossroads needing the same exact item. I haven't seen that happen yet and it didn't even happen in my group that runs 2 bards. Example: boots dropped 2 weeks ago, I passed and let other bard have them. Now I get them next time they drop, gg everyone goes home happy.

[Paikis]

It's rather irrelevant since the only useful Bard drops come from Turns 4 and 5.

The only BiS items for WAR from coil are turn 4/5 as well.