Bard 60 Rotation / How to use WM Suggestions?

[nuyu11]

try check this out.. this dude claim he can do 956 with ilvl 177 + hive bow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZnpeVTbVGE

[Sessurea]

try check this out.. this dude claim he can do 956 with ilvl 177 + hive bow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZnpeVTbVGE

He has party and pot. Pretty average. I can break 900 now after 3 mins w/o party/pot/misery etc, not easy though. ( also 177 with hive bow )

feels like sometimes when u reach the end of your cast , theres just so many things that need to be done zz.

[Ooshima]

He has party and pot. Pretty average. I can break 900 now, not easy though. ( also 177 with hive bow )

feels like sometimes when u reach the end of your cast , theres just so many things that need to be done zz.

To be noted that that vid was done before WM was changed.

I think highest I've got no party/pot/food/drg was 980 3mins.

[Sessurea]

To be noted that that vid was done before WM was changed.

I think highest I've got no party/pot/food/drg was 980 3mins.

really? I get so overwhelmed by these ogcds, rarely feel satisfied after a parse now. Gotta get gud I guess xD

[Ooshima]

really? I get so overwhelmed by these ogcds, rarely feel satisfied after a parse now. Gotta get gud I guess xD

Yup, check the vid date, June 28. I've seen it just before the WM update so yeah.

The problem with WM right now is just the incompatibility with BRD's base kit which revolves around River of Blood. More often than not you end up with too many oGCDs at a time so you will need lots of practice in knowing and getting the priority oGCDs out (BL the highest) while managing your IJ refresh timing well.

I took a lot of practice on dummies as well before I raised the bar from 920 ish to 980 tops, but again that is just to let you have a bit of muscle memory and familiarization with the prioritization. Still takes even more practice in actual fights to learn to react to the different situations which is the tougher part.

No more good old days of easy moving pewpewpew - back then it used to be things like quad barrage timings, multi-dotting management and buff/song management that differentiates the top bards from the rest and now WM differentiates things even more.

[emmgee]

Did some farming of A3/A4 last night.

Getting ~790 parses on A3 with no DRG. 6:50-7:00 encounter time.
849 was my best on A4, no DRG, 6m.

[Elikzords]

Is there a current stat that should be favored at this point and time? I would think it would be skill speed but I honestly haven't seen anything about this really.

[Judge_Xero]

Bard does look a bit clunky compared to the changes of the rest of the classes. (no obvious burst rotation combination of skills)

Couple of questions then about how the mechanics work (haven't played Bard since messing around in T13)

Barrage -> Guaranteed Straight Shot Crit (does this work together due to the wording of Barrage?)

Iron Jaws -> Does this Reset Venom/Windbite with it's snapshotted buffs from when initially cast?

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Does the Heavier Shot proc under Minuet make Straight Shot both Critical and Instant Cast? If it only makes it Instant Cast that'd be nice if it was like a 50% chance under Minuet (and a Lower TP Cost)

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So stay in WM the whole time just to reset your Dots @ 18s (saves 1 GCD) use your extra skills. Make good use of "Face Target" for mobs running around. Try and weave your BL procs with your SS procs while under WM.

[emmgee]

Couple of questions then about how the mechanics work (haven't played Bard since messing around in T13)

Barrage -> Guaranteed Straight Shot Crit (does this work together due to the wording of Barrage?)

Iron Jaws -> Does this Reset Venom/Windbite with it's snapshotted buffs from when initially cast?


Does the Heavier Shot proc under Minuet make Straight Shot both Critical and Instant Cast? If it only makes it Instant Cast that'd be nice if it was like a 50% chance under Minuet (and a Lower TP Cost)

Barrage thing: no, it will force it not to be critical.
Iron jaws: no , it takes your current buffs.
Yes straighter shot is both instant and autocrit.