Bard Limit Break

[Lastarael]

I assume this subject has been mentioned maybe once or twice in the past </sarcasm>, but not recently according to my search. Not trying to beat a dead horse, but perhaps if the Devs see that this is important to players, they'll consider doing something about it.

Last night I waited in queue on BRD for Moogle EX for 77 minutes. Unfortunately, I wound up in a party with three other Bards as our only source of damage (as everyone else wants the BRD ribbon as well) and therefore had no DPS limit break. We were unable to win without the DPS LB (and I have never seen a party succeed without it), and I wasted two hours of yet another night. I don't need trolls explaining to me how much I and the other members of the party suck for not being able to beat Moogle without DPS LB - it can probably be done, if you have a pre-made, uber party or get really lucky in duty finder - but that's not the point of this thread.

I love my BRD, but I'm constantly afraid of queuing on it because if I'm paired with another bard the party will have no extra damage to turn to in a tough boss fight, which encourages tanks and healers to take one look at the party makeup and leave the duty - they don't have to wait 30 minutes or more just to queue in. I just don't understand why, when there's already at least one healer slot per party with a healer limit break, a DPS slot is also given one, allowing a party to be formed with NO DPS LB. This should not be allowed to happen. Give BRD DPS limit break, or require one DPS slot in each party to be filled with someone who can use a DPS LB. Unfortunately the latter would make BRD queue times even more atrocious, so I'd prefer the former or some other solution to this problem. Because it is a problem - there is no "support" role queue in this game; don't hinder parties by fitting a DPS slot with a largely unused, repetitive healing LB.

[Velox]

It was stated many moons ago that the dev team designed each and every fight to be beatable without any sort of Limit Break, and that the LB merely serves as a powerful crutch. You may have to create new methods not seen in any YT video, but the fight is very doable.

[Lastarael]

It was stated many moons ago that the dev team designed each and every fight to be beatable without any sort of Limit Break, and that the LB merely serves as a powerful crutch. You may have to create new methods not seen in any YT video, but the fight is very doable.

Ok, but what's your opinion on the BRD job having a healing Limit Break?

[Riepah]

I for one would happily trade my healing LB in for a DPS one, be it single target or aoe.

[Umero]

I want limit break that doesn't share with other party members. /sigh

[Brianmj]

It's probably a stretch to assume that a tank or healer looking at the party list and seeing four bards would think, "I'll suffer the 30 minute penalty." I appreciate bards having the healer LB. Just a few nights ago a bard initiated LB3 as I was going to do it. I was annoyed because I wanted to be the star but nevertheless appreciated it as I didn't have to deal with incredibly long moment of being unable to move. Having a dps being able to raise is always is nice. Look at SMN.

[Cynfael]

Unfortunately, Healer LB is totally useless at levels 1-2 and extremely situational at level 3. If you want to mass rez an incompetent party for otherwise easy content, it's okay, but if things are so dire in end-game content that you'd even consider using it, chances are that you'll be unable to recover, anyway (partly due to the caster likely having died during the ~10 second animation lock).

[Itseotle]

Ok, but what's your opinion on the BRD job having a healing Limit Break?

Incredibly useful and has saved from wipe countless times.

[Ejell]

It has been said that in the future each job will have a differnet LB. (why does the mnk summons a giant sword???)
The healer's LB for the BRD is "just in case" and pretty useless, but until everyone get his own, do you rather shield your allies, summons a meteor or use a sword with it?
Just wait until their work is done

[Sessurea]

Saved an entire ST raid recently with it.

Imo, Battlevoice is something like a limit break, heck screw that, with the right casters it's probably better.

....and have you seen that LB 3 animation? holy crap it's awesome. Better than a spear/glove user using a sword slicing attack anyday.