A "new" perspective about these BRD changes

[Ephier]

So OP basically followed the standard HW bard routine.

1) hate bard changes
2) complain heavily
3) switch mains
4) go back to bard
5) realize that all the mobility you 'lost' was always completely unnecessary
6) love bard again

Get 'em. All of 'em.

[RiceisNice]

So OP basically followed the standard HW bard routine.

1) hate bard changes
2) complain heavily
3) switch mains
4) go back to bard
5) realize that all the mobility you 'lost' was always completely unnecessary
6) love bard again

Eh, as a 2.0 career bard, I still hate how bard functions to this date, especially when compared to machinist. It's not hte mobility, it's the lack of synergy or flow from their tool kit and cast times being slapped onto it.

[SlyRoyale]

So OP basically followed the standard HW bard routine.

Guess I'm not the standard HW bard since it went like this for me:

1) Adjust to the bard changes.
2) Ask around and figure out how to get better with them.
3) Level other jobs after getting my bard to level cap.
4) Do raid content on my bard.
5) Recognize long before Heavensward that my freedom of mobile DPS only shines when I have to move, and still does but not like before.
6) Still love bard, the very job I decided on as my main before playing since phase 3 beta.

[Katchoo]

Mines more like this.

1) hate bard changes
2) complain heavily
3) switch main to DRG
4) love Drg more than i ever loved Bard
5) try synched 50 bard ... hate that too now
6) should have been DRG sooner

[Neela]

sounds more like wtj to me... sorry

[Katchoo]

sounds more like wtj to me... sorry

I enjoy it more so i could not care less :P It was a toss up between the three melee jobs. I could just not wrap my head around Ninjas ninjutsus and Monk came a close second but Dragoon just out did it because a) i like all the oGCD skills, they look cool & b) we already had a Monk in our static.

[Neela]

Well and its the major-update class itself

But im just joking, playing a new class time by time just let u think of a half-new game =)
I started my SMN 3 weeks before HW dropped - it was funny to get in touch with those new Bahamut-skills but after
DRK & SMN raised out of the dust on every corner, i lost a bit of motiviation to get the SMN eso gear complete.

Playing BRD again brought back the underdog-feeling too, noone expects anything from u – so easy life with randoms... just dont give a f*** ;p

BRD & SMN will co-exist in my end-content runs but i think i will focus on fisher & gourmet for a while now

[Kamote]

LOL
Geardagas hit it right it the head! its why this is a new perspective after a few months with the patch updates! it seems to be the generic reaction though that Insta-cast WM definitely changed the game plus the added 10% damage in WM. 3.0 BRD was a mess still IMO.

[StrejdaTom]

Well I have no problems with WM except in A3 savage. I really hate the constant need to think if it is better for me to keep it or drop it down for a sec, especially in the last phase.

The only thing that really bothers me is Wanderers Paean as I have completely no use for it. We have WAR in static but the cast time is just too long to be worth it and I cannot even use it before pull as our WAR doesn't use Berserk so soon.

So yeah, my thoughts on BRD are still a bit mixed but that's because of difficulty raise in movement heavy fights not because of the WM itself.

[Lone-wolfe-02]

Honestly the only thing bard needs is QOL changes. to fix some issues with procs etc.