Bard Damage Reduction in PVP

[distant-cubix]

I often don't bother with WM on bard in FL so I can maintain my movement, I wonder if the ability to use it would help boost my DPS, I still consider myself an interupter over a damage class and try to capture tomes and keep would be attackers off our one healer it we have one ������

[QCrimson]

shock horror, a class that deals less damage the closer you are to them

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around actually..

[CeveArthu]

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around actually..

its both, the further you are from the 12 yalm sweet spot (either closer or further away) you lose damage

edit: its 15 yalms not 12, heres the damage profile with distance:

[QCrimson]

Really ? First time I've heard of it.

[CeveArthu]

Really ? First time I've heard of it.

Then today is a learning experience

[RiceisNice]

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around actually..

You lose damageif you're either too close or too far, as the image shows. Having a cast time on top of the damage penalty makes it really hard for bards/machinist to actually turret to the same degree as a BLM, especially when the line between sweet spot and 50% (I didn't even know there was a 80% sweet spot because the distance threshold inbetween is so small in a frantic environment) is so close together.

[QCrimson]

That might have been justified back in the day but it seems a bit extreme now :O

[Dimitrii]

I dont get why penalize them for being close anyway. They have no advantage and are often wrecked if people close in on them so may as well not nerf their dmg. Oh well. For brds/mch users sake maybe they will do something about it later.

[VitalSuit]

its both, the further you are from the 12 yalm sweet spot (either closer or further away) you lose damage

edit: its 15 yalms not 12, heres the damage profile with distance:

Does this only apply to pvp or pve as well? I would assume pvp only but you never know.

[morerancor]

It's only in pvp. Even with the 80% nerf the ability to constantly dps and pick off kills from a far eventually balances things out. It's strict, the 100% should be 3y window and the penalty should be not be in effect when wm is up.