Why did square enix do this to bard?

[MrDiezel]

Looks like the general consensus is:
Bard's are too good to have any other LB (between the ones we have now to choose from).

As it was said before, a Bard with a melee class LB would completely wipe DRG/MNK from virtually everything. If it had Caster LB, SUM would also probably be ran off, leaving your BLMs and BRDs. BLM only because it has better AoE capability than BRD. BRD has like grade B solo and AoE DPS, has Silence, and provides TP/Magic Resistance Reduction/ MP with only a 20% decrease in damage. So.... yep! Healing LB for ya.

Funny thing is Bards are almost always meant to be support classes.

[Bowen]

Something interesting, I think:

The Greek Apollo is god of the sun, medicine, music and archery.
Medicine = Healing Limit break
Music = Bard Songs
Archery = Duh

Just something I thought was interesting while trying to form connections between Greece and Eorzea the other day.

[T1M0N]

I think they should have a "buff"LB.
I don't know let's say a general damage buff of 5% during 20 who will increase by 1% every sec.Just my idea but well i know you can have aoe LB or a single target LB on them but using a healer lb just sound completely wrong to me.

[Mansayhi]

I like that to cause in 11 they we're a buff class and never got around to playing bard so I wanted to try it out, but hardly any buffing. But maybe once they release more expansions and give more skills more buffs will come into play.

[Alkimi]

I think they should have a "buff"LB.
I don't know let's say a general damage buff of 5% during 20 who will increase by 1% every sec.Just my idea but well i know you can have aoe LB or a single target LB on them but using a healer lb just sound completely wrong to me.

But in the end any party wide damage buff is basically just a damage limit break, it will just take longer to get the damage out. I can't think of what they would do tbh, maybe a huge spell speed/skill speed buff for phases that are both dps and healing intensive.

[Warlyx]

But in the end any party wide damage buff is basically just a damage limit break, it will just take longer to get the damage out. I can't think of what they would do tbh, maybe a huge spell speed/skill speed buff for phases that are both dps and healing intensive.

New Bard LB :

DETERMINATION +100% for 15s , so u help every1 in the process

[Riichi]

Oh look, it's THIS thread again.

[Altimis]

You know the fact Bard can not use heal (cure crossskill from CNJ) ?

While CG movie we seen Bard use some kind of healing spell on WAR . . .

[Sinaloa]

If things go south and you actually need a healer lb you usually dont want to commit the healer in sitting arround 10 seconds. Having a "DD" being able to do this is worth a lot.

[Zenky]

I feel the extra Heal LB makes the BRD utility that much more OP. SE is just giving another tool to a swiss army knife. I'm fairly indifferent now to what they keep or give to the BRD, but to my own personal flavor, I wish they would give BRD's a buff/debuff LB that was % based. Melee damage dealers would get a higher % for example than BRD's, so it would still keep them VERY relevant and help with the synergism of the classes.