Wacky stats on new gear? Ul'dahn Longbow and Revolutionary's Bliaud, specifically...

[Pes]

Some of the stat bonuses on some of the new gear have me scratching my head... specifically, the Ul'dahn Longbow, which gives a bonus to Piety, and the Revolutionary's Bliaud, which gives a bonus to Parry.

With the longbow, I was able to rationalize it by saying "oh, maybe piety affects Bloodletter now" (it probably doesn't, but that kinda makes sense). The Bliaud though... a Parry bonus? Mages don't even have a parry stat! That one I have no explanation for.

Are these mistakes in the item definitions, or is there some logical reason for these?

[Rentahamster]

Any class can parry.

[Perrin_Aybarra]

they might become more logical once they are done with the classes overhaul and the introduction of jobs.

Maybe Archers unlock bards after all and they might want that bow with PIE on it.

[Rentahamster]

Bards don't use bows.

[Yoohre_WildRiver]

PIETY helps your Dbuffs stick, like bind from ShadowBind.

[Pes]

Any class can parry.

Maybe so, but mage weapons don't have a parry stat, and it's sort of a silly thing to include on a piece of armor for mages... you shouldn't be getting hit in the first place, and with the parry bonus from the armor, I have a total of... what, 4?

It's like including a magic potency stat on a piece of glad armor... sure, they have some magic potency, but including a +4 bonus to it on a piece of gear is pretty pointless.

It still screams "oops, made a mistake" to me, but hey.

[Perrin_Aybarra]

Bards don't use bows.

Maybe they will. Bows to attack from range and a musical instrument in their off hand to buff players.

[Xenor]

lol if ARC unlocked BRD I imagine 99% of archers would be pissed off. I'd certainly never play the class again.

[Sav]

Bards don't use bows.

And I really hope they don't.

[Reinheart]

bards gonna throw daggers like Sancred?? dunno English spelling w