ARC should not be a Bard

[Lionheart]

New team, new game. At launch THM was the best healer, now it's CNJ. Don't think just because something is the way it is during an incomplete free period that it won't change drastically by the time the game is pay to play and more complete. They even did a poll when the teams changed asking how players would feel if they drastically changed the gameplay and other elements and most voters (I think I remember reading 89% but I could be wrong it was back in the spring) said that they would approve such a decision. If anyone was of the majority in that poll they shouldn't be complaining about any major gameplay changes being introduced now and in the future but rather embracing them as a new mechanic to try out.

And for the record, ARC wasn't even a strong DD at the beginning of the game. It was only strong just before Darkhold was released until about 1.18. That was a balancing issue from the start. ARC/BRD is still going to be a spike damage job if you take the time to read the new class and job descriptions:



That says to me that they can primarily be a DD, switching to BRD only when MP/HP is running low for fodder mobs. At a boss they can toss on the buffs at start while tank gets hate, do their large amount of spike damage and then reapply buffs while waiting for spike damage ability recast timers. Seems pretty solid to me.

again...
gld->pld
mrd->war
pug->mnk
lnc->rdg
arc->???

what does your brain suggest?
suppose SE still had to make any announcement do you really would think brd is the most natural job evolution?

let's keep going
why does the drastic change only applies to one class?
why isn't pug going to be a pup?
why isn't gld going to be thf?

because it doesn't make any sense just as arc->brd would never ever sound as natural as arc->rng... no matter what. It's so obvious I get blind every time I type it.

You said arc isn't top DD and I agree for it's clear enough. Still look at its abilities... is there something that suggest you it should cover any another role beside DD?

So is archer below other DDs such as mrd, lnc, pug because there are still things to balance but they just want to use this class to force brd introduction? Or was that intentional, to give it only DD/eva/enmity- actions as it should be one hell of DD but they were going to change it to a support job anyway?

Occam razor's principle should help you with this last question