Empyreal Arrow cast time question...

[Cetonis]

It needed to be a weaponskill so that new Barrage wouldn't be hot garbage, and because it's a weaponskill it has a cast time. I don't think anyone is under any delusions - whatever the process of designing HW Bard looked like, there must have been a rush of last minute updates and finalizations given all the awkwardness in the kit on release. The "good" news is that Yoshi seems intent on giving Bard special attention this time around, though I fear this is just going to leave some other job in oops-land.

[Taban]

The "good" news is that Yoshi seems intent on giving Bard special attention this time around, though I fear this is just going to leave some other job in oops-land.

Where did Yoshi say this? I was a long time bard who barely played in HW due to the bard changes. I've been holding off on pre ordering until I can see what we're getting in next expac, but that gives me hope.

[Cetonis]

Where did Yoshi say this? I was a long time bard who barely played in HW due to the bard changes. I've been holding off on pre ordering until I can see what we're getting in next expac, but that gives me hope.

I don't recall if it was one of the fanfests or a random interview in-between, but it was back in late fall. He said that Bard would be getting a bit more of an overhaul than the other jobs would be seeing.

[Shurrikhan]

It needed to be a weaponskill so that new Barrage wouldn't be hot garbage, and because it's a weaponskill it has a cast time. I don't think anyone is under any delusions - whatever the process of designing HW Bard looked like, there must have been a rush of last minute updates and finalizations given all the awkwardness in the kit on release. The "good" news is that Yoshi seems intent on giving Bard special attention this time around, though I fear this is just going to leave some other job in oops-land.

Or deepen Bard's descent. Attention, depending on the attendant, isn't always auspicious.