The Wanderer's Minuet and class-design frustrations

[The_Last_Dragoon]

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Yeah, though I kinda liked 3.X Bard because it required quicker thinking than some of the other classes and that the whole thing ran on a balance. I'm open to whatever changes they choose to bring in the next expansion, but I hope they don't throw out the OGCDs because that's something that I really do like about the class.

Yeah, they totally should try and lessen the amount of action upkeep for Bard, focus more on songs... Because I almost never know just when I have to sing right now... And, maybe allow us to still move and shoot, but removes the dmg buff when we move or sing, IMO. It's really jarring, but what really hurts is all of the actions that we're currently managing.

Are there a lot of actions? I think Summoner and Ninja are worse (Ninjas practically require macros and have insane upkeep), though honestly I think the whole game has become action heavy since Heavensward. That's why so many people are asking for an overhaul or at least some passives for 4.X.

On a side note, there are really only two songs you need to worry about, Mage's Ballad and Foe's Requiem. You should really only pop Battle Voice with FR, and MB should only be a last resort if the healers are hurting for mp. In terms of WM, you should really have it on 24/7, as there's very few occasions in PVE where you have to move that much while the boss is still targetable.