Bard in the party... thoughts?

[StrejdaTom]

MCH >>> BRD at this moment as can be seen in A6S or short farm fights like Sephirot Extreme. MCH's burst is just insane and not many parties seem to be stacking 2 casters now, so the hypercharge is epic too. Foe+BV, paen and RoD (for bursting healers) cannot really beat the damage MCH brings to party now.

Pretty much every HC/MC group on my server is rocking MCH now (even parties that had BRD before, just check Ragnarok progression thread, no parties with BRD, there is a reason for that xD). Fortunately my static can deal with the fact that I enjoy BRD (been playing it nonstop since 2013) and don't want to level MCH and do i230 relic again. But if I had the possibility of choice I would definitely go MCH now. There is no reason to go BRD.

[ruskie]

No, precast as in, cast it before the status effect comes up, instead of waiting for the effect to pop and casting it.
It's better to precast and have the effect never hit then "timing" it to hit as the effect starts (since WP blocks the next status ailment OR cures one status ailment).

Actually it's not an OR. It's an AND. It will remove a current one and block the next one.

I find that, as DRG main, expert roulette takes longer with a BRD as other dps, than with a real damaging job. Guess BRD's in expert roulette aren't usually people to main them and thus know them less well?

This is kinda the thing though. A lot of the bards you will meet in DF aren't mains or they are just taking it easy.

[AskaRay]

Actually it's not an OR. It's an AND. It will remove a current one and block the next one.

I've usually been too busy to notice but that makes me even happier, honestly...

Also, still, every time i see a bad brd in DF I just want to cry.... luckily i get around it by doing brd myself in DF. Rarely run into others in 4mans.

[Berethos]

Actually it's not an OR. It's an AND. It will remove a current one and block the next one.

I'll have to double check when I get home from work (unless someone wants to check on their own before then) but I'm reasonably certain that the last major patch changed it to only remove detrimental effects, not put a buff up as well that had the same functionality as before.

I use it for the concussion from Toy Hammer from the first boss in Antitower and watch the buff and debuff status of the tank to make sure it hit and I've not seen it add a buff.

[Berethos]

I'll have to double check when I get home from work (unless someone wants to check on their own before then) but I'm reasonably certain that the last major patch changed it to only remove detrimental effects, not put a buff up as well that had the same functionality as before.

Tested, and this one of those moments where I'm wondering how I didn't notice it before.

As ruskie said, it does both - removes a current detrimental effect and adds the shield for 30s that automatically removes the next one. That's actually silly good, in my opinion. I like it, but it's silly good.

[ruskie]

Tested, and this one of those moments where I'm wondering how I didn't notice it before.

As ruskie said, it does both - removes a current detrimental effect and adds the shield for 30s that automatically removes the next one. That's actually silly good, in my opinion. I like it, but it's silly good.

Hahahaha. Yeah it is that's why it has a 45s CD.

Used it in VA a few times after the changes - removed the thunder in VA first boss and then it had just enough duration to prevent the next one.
You could even handle throttle in a3s with it now if done properly - esuna the first one on you and if RNG marks you again it also deals with the second one.