Thread: 3.2 Patch Notes

Originally Posted by Kaoru_Nagisa

.... That makes no sense. When has playing a song ever caused a wipe? I've never seen it myself - I don't even know how that'd be possible in non-hardcore content. If a party wipes just because a Bard turned on Mage's Ballad, I think the issue lies with the group itself rather than just the bard.

Look, I am not trying to attack your play. I am simply trying to give you another perspective.

As for your question, I've never seen Ballad prevent a wipe outside of a raid either. Both are possible and both are uncommon. A bard turning on ballad loses 1 GCD + a 20% damage reduction, which is a fairly significant damage loss. If it's close, that damage could mean the difference between clearing and not. Though again, both are pretty rare circumstances and I've never witnessed either.