Bard - they broke my job

[Jim_Berry]

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The "casting" animation has literally one static frame, and it interrupts the actual attack animations before the arrow even gets loosed. It would have made far more sense to place the cast in the middle of the animation when the bow is drawn, but that would have required more effort to implement than literally zero.

*SNIP*

The character hold their hand at the top of the quiver. When you need to move and interrupt the cast, it's more realistic to just have the character drop their arm and run without ever drawing the arrow versus having the arrow pulled and then running.

*EDIT*
Nevermind. Yours made more sense, considering the character has the arrow in hand when the Bow is drawn. So yeah, the casting SHOULD have been with the arrow pulled.

[Warlyx]

The "casting" animation has literally one static frame, and it interrupts the actual attack animations before the arrow even gets loosed. It would have made far more sense to place the cast in the middle of the animation when the bow is drawn, but that would have required more effort to implement than literally zero.

i cant agree more , and dont feel like this problem isnt needed because animations are important too , as example look at SMN : entering Trance looks awesome, and casting deathflare booom!!!! .The change is really needed , why SE choosed that horrible animation is beyond me (Same goes for MCH casting animation and the gun attachment )

[Valoris]

OK so I have been trying a few different classes and right now it looks like my new main is MCH and even though it is a lot more work, for some reason it looks like I am better at it than a Bard.

My MCH is currently at avg item lev of 187 and despite the fact that my Bard is at avg item lev 198 my MCH is out DPSing the Bard by 100 to 150 dps in Neverreap and The Fractal Continuum.

(I leveled a Dragoon and Ninja before the MCH and right now I am doing a Monk).

[aabe]

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As a 2 year BRD main my i208 MCH does more DPS in dungeon runs than my 210 BRD, because MCH burst is much much better and bosses are pretty short in dungeons. MCH AoE is far superior as well though.
There are other factors that effect DPS. Not saying you're wrong though, you could just be better at MCH than you are at BRD. Just don't take it at face value.

[RinchanNau]

I can see MCH being somewhat better for dungeons in some ways. But worse in others. If you have a good caster and a healer that does DPS then Foe can easily tip the scale as far as providing more raid DPS compared to a Bishop Hypercharge only once every two minutes.

And while MCH may have decent aoe for trash packs there is a benefit to BRD's sustained aoe in encounters like A2 savage. Keep up dots on the higher HP targets and get Raij of Death procs between nearly every GCD. Sometimes multiple resets between GCDs. It is quite good.

Both jobs are quite capable thankfully.

[AkashiXI]

As a 2 year BRD main my i208 MCH does more DPS in dungeon runs than my 210 BRD, because MCH burst is much much better and bosses are pretty short in dungeons. MCH AoE is far superior as well though.
There are other factors that effect DPS. Not saying you're wrong though, you could just be better at MCH than you are at BRD. Just don't take it at face value.

If you're with a Monk or Dragoon, sure. A Bard will bring more raid dps in a dungeon with a smn/nin/blm though.

[AkashiXI]

Heavy Shot - The timing at which Straight Shot's icon flashes while under the effect of Straighter Shot has been adjusted.

Straight shot is now 60tp.

Yay! The only changes I want, and they actually listened.

[RiceisNice]

Heavy Shot - The timing at which Straight Shot's icon flashes while under the effect of Straighter Shot has been adjusted.

Straight shot is now 60tp.

Yay! The only changes I want, and they actually listened.

Well needed adjustment that was way overdue. Probably still going to play MCH though, but at least this gives me the option to tolerate BRD if I swap to it for a raid.

[Empty-handed]

Sigh, this should have been adjusted before. Eh, I think it's better late than never.

No wm adjustments? Not gonna play bard anyway :/

[AkashiXI]

Sigh, this should have been adjusted before. Eh, I think it's better late than never.

No wm adjustments? Not gonna play bard anyway :/

What is your recommendation for WM? Honestly it's fine, minus the poor animations that come along with it. If they wanted to make it more comparable to Machinist, they could increase the proc chance of Straighter Shot and lower Straight Shot's potency by 10, otherwise Bard is fine where it is, both mechanically and dps wise.

Hell, the only thing that frustrates me about Bard is the necessity on Rain of Death for AS3. Stupid healers and their bad accuracy