Thread: Dev Request for 4.0: Get rid of cast bars on phy range

i still don't quite get why people don't like WM/GB. even before i got my GB i wasn't running crazy while DPS'ing. granted i don't really know if bards get as many oGCD moves as MCH or if their combo becomes insta-casts like MCH with ammo.

Originally Posted by Mikaeus_The_Lunarch

i still don't quite get why people don't like WM/GB. even before i got my GB i wasn't running crazy while DPS'ing. granted i don't really know if bards get as many oGCD moves as MCH or if their combo becomes insta-casts like MCH with ammo.

It dramatically changes both classes to a something else

I find it odd how the argument is so "night and day." I don't main a BRD but I did prefer its instant cast/maneuverability since you cold rely on it to maintain your DPS while getting out of an AoE. Another example is to maintain range for your buffs/debuff. Its not a matter of 'igottaruneverysecondomgcantstop', its the option of reaction based movement with no loss to your gameplay.

I wonder if people complaining about a lack of mobility have ever cast a flare in their entire lives.

With stutter stepping being so easy to do, the actual amount of time you have to stand still per skill is more like 1 second.

At this point in time, I'm already used to WM. But wouldn't mind getting rid of it's cast time :3

I'm pretty used to WM at this point so it doesn't bother me and frankly I fend it makes my attacks feel more impactful. Still removing it would be fine for me except I would be concerned at the price such a change would come at. While in high mobility fights BRD would shine, in fights where a group is more static BRD dps would end up rubbish since it would be balanced around being able to sustain continual dps while moving. That would make the class a little too niche for my liking.

Making WM a MP consuming ability would be bad too. People might not like to admit it but BRD is a support class. If your burning up all your MP on dps then your ability to provide support tanks. You just become a second rate dps.

What I find funny is in 2.x, all the good BRD stood still and rarely moved because moving around lost autos, and that was a good chunk of DPS (especially under Barrage. Oh, boy, I do remember BRD who ran around after using that and ugh...so bad).

Only time I remember my static's BRD moving around a lot was when he had to do movement-intensive mechanics (like Renauld duty or that tether in T8); any other time he basically was another caster.

Good bards know how to move without losing autos, so those weren't good bards.