Bard Disappointing

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Bards and Machinist stealing Limit Breaks (Lv.3) are a disappointment, because they are the weakest DPS in the game!...

Now if you like Archer's cross-skills better than Bard's then you might be shocked to find out the former's usefulness becomes largely unnecessary in the late game and that the latter ends up being way better and much stronger!...

Rumors tell Square Enix is planning to get rid of Classes for once so bad luck for those of us whom had hopes they would be improved eventually!...

Why do you bold names and terms as if you're in an RPG? Secondly, if the other DPS are going to fall asleep, I'll LB as my MCH because I don't like hoarding LBs.

[SigmaOZ]

Why do you bold names and terms as if you're in an RPG? Secondly, if the other DPS are going to fall asleep, I'll LB as my MCH because I don't like hoarding LBs.

Meh, that's off-topic!...

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Dodging the question, eh?

[Jetstream_Fox]

Why do you bold names and terms as if you're in an RPG? Secondly, if the other DPS are going to fall asleep, I'll LB as my MCH because I don't like hoarding LBs.

Why do you care if they make them bold?

[HyoMinPark]

Meh, that's off-topic!...

So was your comment about the ranged DPS stealing LB3? If you wanna use your melee LB3 so bad, then use it before the boss hits 1% HP. Otherwise, don't waste it. If I don't see melee using the LB3 in a duty, I sure as heck won't let it go to waste. No matter if I'm on BRD, a healer, or even a tank. There's no point.
Like the story Bismarck run I had the other day where none of the 4 MELEE we had bothered to LB3 the Cortana. Duty ended and the lb3, which we had had for a while, went to complete waste. But that's neither here, nor there, and off-topic.

Back to the thread topic! OP, Bard is a stronger version of an Archer--they will use the majority of the same skills except for any cross-class skills you may have added that weren't from pugilist and lancer. I see that you're only level 34, so you still have a ways to go with regards to leveling Bard.

If you get further into leveling and still dislike Bard, then you are more than welcome to change to another job. The beauty of FFXIV is that it doesn't lock you into just one job! But I really hope that you grow to love Bard. And don't be discouraged when you hit level 52 and learn Wanderer's Minuet! It will take getting used to, but it is not as game-breaking, or as job-breaking, as a lot of people make it out to be.

This is coming from someone who main's BRD, and started out the game as a BRD, and who hates WM when she first learned it long ago. Give bard a shot, and give it some love!