Quote Originally Posted by Duskmourne View Post
I'm just now getting back into ffxiv since quitting shortly after twintania as a paladin. I decided to just start from scratch since i do not remember much and have no gil. I'm looking at rolling dps this time and was looking at BRDS.
Are they still as OP as they were back then or have things changed quite a bit? It seems monks are great but I was looking at either brd, nin, drg or tanking again to switch to drk when it comes out. Thx!
Things have changed quite a bit with the 2.1 nerf, and WD scaling discrepancy for bard have rendered them pretty weak, even when considering the "support" aspect they bring. The tradeoff for DPS vs Support skills for bard is very unbalanced compared to other DPS jobs which also have kickass support skills.

I'd say bards will be around until the first part of 3.0 but if the WD nerfing continues, bard won't be around for long so it might be a good idea to try out a different class.