Quote Originally Posted by kyuven View Post
Foe Req and Mage's Ballad aren't strictly needed. It's not like healers run out of MP in every fight, and in my experience if they ARE there's a wipe coming soon whether or not ballad is up.
Again things like t8 and Moggle Mog EX are the exception.
Sure, songs can be situational especially if you're overgeared for content but when it comes to progression bard songs are must. Mp ballad was great for progression in turn 7 since it allowed you to recover from multiple deaths. On turn 8 tp song is great for monk and drgs and mp ballad can be clutch sometimes depending on the situation. Smn's need it too at one point because they don't have infinite resources like blms. On turn 9 foe's requiem is a good way to get out of the heavensfall phase as quickly as possible especially before you outgear it.