Thread: BRD/MCH in 4.0

Originally Posted by Jonnycbad

You guys realize the reason GB/WM was added was to balance ranged DPS. Before, BRD could handle mechanics while still outputting good DPS, whereas a MNK or DRG would have to cease DPS to pick up a rock to feed the sandworm or to hit a lever or whatever mechanic. Even in raids, while melees have to sometimes back off from the DPS to avoid aoe circles or whatever, a BRD could keep shooting while dodging. To make this fair so that mechanics were dangerous for all jobs equally, and to balance outgoing damage with regards to avoiding mechanics, they needed a system to limit BRD and MCH. The solution was give them a stance that gives them access to new abilities and increase their damage by a % but make their weapon skills a cast instead of instant. There's no real way to fix WM/GB without changing the function. If BRD and MCH could dodge mechanics effortlessly without skipping a beat with their DPS, it gives them a huge edge. Granted, a good experience melee can still DPS while dodging mechanics, but the learning curve for doing good damage as a melee in say Sephiroth EX is much greater than it would be for a BRD or MCH without GB/WM in the same fight.

The proble is that the mobility was a crucial deciding factor for many bards that came at the cost of reduced dps. and as quite a few folks have said in various threads. if they intend to keep the bow mage cast times and lack of mobility then a brds dps should be ancreased to be comparable and a lot more in line to other casters.

Also the support role argument doesn't even work much anymore as support is quite spread across a variety of jobs for example foe req isn't that different to delirium , storms path, dancing edge etc.

so if they remove the mobility they need to boost the dps inline with other casters,

wanderers minuet is the sole reason a lot of folks I know don't play bard anymore. I take mine to the occasional 50 roulette or msq roulette but other than that it never sees the light of day. and probably never will till they do something about WM and the lack of mobility