Bard's Limit Break, come Heavensward

[d4rkie]

More like a question to the devs to clarify, since statements from the Tokyo fan festival were ambiguous.

To quote the original topic:

Additionally, bards are currently armed with a healing limit break, but this will change once we implement their own original limit break.

In the "直樹の部屋" segment with Nakamura Yuichi (the japanese voice actor for Thancred), there was the dialog:

Yoshida: Right now the only thing I can say is that everyone will get new limit breaks.
Nakamura: The monk will not use a sword?
Yoshida: Will not.
Nakamura: Sounds good! Bards are fundamentally different, though...
Yoshida: Bards will get a DPS Limit Break.
Nakamura: Damage dealing?
Yoshida: Damage dealing.

So here's the question: will the bards' limit breaks actually change to a DPS one?

EDIT:

https://youtu.be/Py9LDsMM3ss?t=27m27s <-- the part when the dialog happens

http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv201979488 <-- timeshift at 5:57:31

[Ephier]

...What did he say...

[Edellis]

I really don't want a melee LB though...i kind of enjoy being the last resort against raid wipes.

[d4rkie]

I doubt even if bards will get a DPS LB, it will be melee. Probably a giant rain of arrows or something else ground targeted.

[VoltaAsura]

It was a mistake for them to implement Limit Breaks as they were at launch. I've always found the DPS LB to be ridiculous in that you just magically get a freaking sword out of nowhere - like wtf? Same with Bard - a healer LB?

I'm glad they're finally changing it to how it should have been from day 1.

Also, it almost sounds as if we will have our own LB's, rather than a PT LB. My guess is that the PT LB gauge will be for summoning and the like, and we will have our own "adrenaline" bars.

[Slappah]

Doubt it.

Bards LB will changed to a ground targeted ranged AoE LB just like BLM and SMN, only with a new animation.

In fact, basically every job will be getting a new LB 'animation'
This doesn't mean LB mechanics are changing, only the way they look.

[Kanti]

Satellite Beam.

Because that is the dumbest and most hilarious option.

[ChaozK]

Satellite Beam.

Because that is the dumbest and most hilarious option.

Sounds like a good LB for machinist actually.

[AskaRay]

I don't know..... there's just something about using Pulse of Life when everyone's on the verge of dying except you, both healers down, tank about to be punched in the face....sigh

Though yeah. Maybe everyone will get the option to select between a few different LBs? Like for example bards could select a healing or an attack LB, like selecting a trait or something.

[isomy]

Well if the party doesn't have people dying all the time then the bard limit break as it is is practically useless in my opinion.