DRGs need a silence too!

[EasymodeX]

Hmmm ... wrong birds with wrong stones.

Generally speaking, the entire "silence is mandatory" + "only Bards and Paladins can silence" (with a side of Monk) is kind of silly, but is not an inherently major problem, since you sort of always want a PLD+BRD in an 8-man.

Adding a silence to DRG would improve DRG utility, but not in any major or meaningful way, IMO. I'd much prefer a buff to DRG utility via something -- anything -- else, like a group damage buff or enemy damage debuff. Silence, as annoying as it is, is already sufficiently covered for groups.

Basically, make feint work on bosses, and since it doesn't (and the fact that Feint working on bosses is a bad idea / balance problem), make it into a more generic/useful debuff that actually works on bosses. For example, have Feint inflict a 5% damage debuff (for all damage types). This would require maintenance by the DRG but offer a group damage boost.

I mean, that's about the most uncreative and generic offensive utility that I could possibly think of, but it's better than getting a silence.

[Akirakogami]

Can you follow me on this one?

If bard damage gets nerfed, then dragoon will be less useful as well because the piercing damage debuff will be less meaningful.

[ChaozK]

I think if they really wanted to give DRGs a bit of utility, they could give them a skill to sacrifice their MP to give it to someone else. It always struck me as odd that DRGs have a somewhat high MP pool yet not a single way to use it.

I think such a skill could open up some new team synergies. On one hand you would have a second class to dabble into MP support to ease up a bit on on the high demand on BRDs and on the other hand it would synergize extremely well with BRDs themselves - let them sing requiem to buff the mages and when the group runs low on MP pop DRGs regen on the BRD so he can sing Ballad (which would also refill the DRGs pool for another use). Just an idea.

[killergerms]

Personally i think dragoons damage are fine and if you know how to "use" a dragoon well your damage will be very nice. Its those people who don't know how to use a dragoon. Personally if your having trouble as a dragoon to find a coil group do not pug one, just find a fc who is looking for a melee dps honestly it shouldn't be that hard, and some groups use two bards but im sure alot of groups dont. I love my dragoon and he is great the way he is now, i also don't feel bards should be nerfed.