Bard - Foe Requiem Song - any recent changes?

[Thorauku]

3 minute recast time.

5 minutes.

[Thorauku]

If the healers are not undergeared in X dungeon, they shouldn't have any major MP problem at all, hence giving more room for your MP to regen for Mage's Ballad if it's needed.

I personally don't leave my MP full if there's a DPS caster around especially Summoners, AFAIK their DoTs only need to be applied first (With Foe Requiem) then you can turn off your Foe Requiem afterwards.

[Sylve]

IMO Bards just need a skill like Riot Blade that restores MP >_>

[Thorauku]

He's probably reserving his mana, for................................. NOTHING!

[Shamirah]

If you don't need mage ballad or the TP song... use requiem. I love it when you do that. It's just so good to pop RS and dot a boss affected by x2 requiem and then use contagion. God. I love it.

[Venom]

How do you guys get 30%? It would only be 20% per magic DPS and that is with battlevoice. Don't go crazy with that figure either, it would only be up for 30 seconds and you got to divide that avantage by the whole party, you'll be lucky to get a 3-4% DPS boost from the whole battle.

[RyuDragnier]

How do you guys get 30%? It would only be 20% per magic DPS and that is with battlevoice. Don't go crazy with that figure either, it would only be up for 30 seconds and you got to divide that avantage by the whole party, you'll be lucky to get a 3-4% DPS boost from the whole battle.

Not just this, outside of boss fights, the Requiem will grab anything within hearing distance of it straight towards the Bard. Used it once in AK, I was grabbing the aggro of the enemies before the tank ever did just because the mobs HEARD the song.

[Thorauku]

Not just this, outside of boss fights, the Requiem will grab anything within hearing distance of it straight towards the Bard. Used it once in AK, I was grabbing the aggro of the enemies before the tank ever did just because the mobs HEARD the song.

Well, if you're not aware enough in your surrounding and just turning it on the whole time and not just in safe spot, you're doing it wrong.

Long story short, whether there's only one DPS caster around or your Healer is doing some DPS, it is always good to cast Foe Requiem.

[Viridiana]

If you have to inject mana into your healer's veins all the time, then it isn't, no.
Otherwise it is.

Just a matter of that

Right, but, he said 4 mans. I've never once that I can recall needed to ballad in a 4 man.

How do you guys get 30%? It would only be 20% per magic DPS and that is with battlevoice. Don't go crazy with that figure either, it would only be up for 30 seconds and you got to divide that avantage by the whole party, you'll be lucky to get a 3-4% DPS boost from the whole battle.

As noted in the OP, the 10% reduction for whatever reason seems to be a 15% damage increase, 30% with BV. And most burn phases don't last that long. Heck, if we're talking 4-mans, most boss fights only last 2 minutes or less with the gear levels people have now.

Not just this, outside of boss fights, the Requiem will grab anything within hearing distance of it straight towards the Bard. Used it once in AK, I was grabbing the aggro of the enemies before the tank ever did just because the mobs HEARD the song.

Learn the dungeon, learn where you can and can't sing. Too easy.

[Skies]

How do you guys get 30%? It would only be 20% per magic DPS and that is with battlevoice. Don't go crazy with that figure either, it would only be up for 30 seconds and you got to divide that avantage by the whole party, you'll be lucky to get a 3-4% DPS boost from the whole battle.

First note that he mentioned it increases the magic DPS's value by 30%
Also, it's a reduction in enemy defense, the larger the enemy magical defense is, the more powerful Foe Requiem is. Normally it's worth it in caster-heavy parties, like SMN/BLM/BLM/BRD