The harp is a lie.

[Ferth]

The level of interest that this post has generated does not convince me that it's a harp or not a harp but it does convince me that we are REALLY bored and need 1.9 badly

Ain't that the truth.

The point about it being just artwork was the most valid until Bayohne decided to chime in and give it credence.

Most game related art in game related media is done by official artists for said game... It's possible that cover wasn't designed by Akihiko Yoshida, but if it wasn't they did a pretty good job emulating his style.

I can get passed Archer turning into a pseudo support/DD job, but I'd rather they did it in a way that correlated with being an archer... like special arrows. The leap from Archer to Bard is a bit much, and I think it was a poorly thought out decision, regardless of the execution.

What I can't get passed is a bow that transforms. It's right up there with Seifer calling Squall a "Chickenwuss" in how lame it is.

Mostly it suggests to me that the dev team can't cope with the armoury system in it's current form, and they can't think of a good way to get rid of it, so they are coming up with farfetched and ultimately bad ways to get around it.

"And another thing, we want real silverware in the cafeteria! No more sporks, fnives or knifoons, it's like a Dr. Seuss Kitchen in there!"

[PSxpert2011]

A Composite Bow that transforms, hmm...not a bad idea. Anything is possible but was benefits would that make in-game? If it was IRL, it would make good storage (fit it in your hand-bag ladies?). =D