Flaming Arrow

[Jetstream_Fox]

Cause they wanted to nerf huge pulls

I don't think that's the case, have you had a RDM in any run? That AoE damage is on point. BRD is just a micro managed mess now and doesn't really feel any fun anymore, at least to me which is why I switched it out for RDM.

[EdwinLi]

Cause they wanted to nerf huge pulls

Honestly, majority of the time I found Bards never using Flaming Arrow.

It was a good additional AoE DoT skill that was decent in all large mobs and single target positions while not being OP but instead there to add some small amount of damage against weak HP enemies when bards also want to focus on the big target. However, still few Bards seem to use it and just stick with basic Pew Pew skills instead.

[Fredco191]

I frickin' miss it :c

[Tigra]

Honestly, majority of the time I found Bards never using Flaming Arrow.

It was a good additional AoE DoT skill that was decent in all large mobs and single target positions while not being OP but instead there to add some small amount of damage against weak HP enemies when bards also want to focus on the big target. However, still few Bards seem to use it and just stick with basic Pew Pew skills instead.

all bards should have used flaming arrow it costed nothing was OGCD and lasted 30 seconds perfect as a boss fight DoT

[savageink]

Honestly, majority of the time I found Bards never using Flaming Arrow.

It was a good additional AoE DoT skill that was decent in all large mobs and single target positions while not being OP but instead there to add some small amount of damage against weak HP enemies when bards also want to focus on the big target. However, still few Bards seem to use it and just stick with basic Pew Pew skills instead.

I used it in every boss fight and pretty much every pull. Don't know why you wouldn't. Too lazy to pick a ground drop point?

[EdwinLi]

all bards should have used flaming arrow it costed nothing was OGCD and lasted 30 seconds perfect as a boss fight DoT

I used it in every boss fight and pretty much every pull. Don't know why you wouldn't. Too lazy to pick a ground drop point?

Don't really know why they would never use Flaming Arrow but most of the time it was just because they focus more on their basic skills of maintaining the DoT on the enemy with Venomous, Windbite, Straight shot, Empyreal, Jaws, Sidewinder and Heavy Shot.

I can only guess Flaming Arrow was such a minor damage AoE DoT thing they just ignored it to maintain their already muscle memory combos.

[KfLeX]

Yeah just feels weird not using it in runs now.

[Bizzy]

I got to agree. I used Flaming Arrow a lot when we had big pulls. Also, I miss Rain of Death's dot effect that it had before 4.0. I don't understand why se has to break stuff that wasn't broken in the first place.

[Dzian]

Cause they wanted to nerf huge pulls

Flaming arrows about as useful as doton /shadowflare in huge pulls. Has that awesome hidden effect "Repel DF Tanls" cos they always pull everything out of it...

[thrashette]

Unpopular opinion, but I'm not sad to see it go. I hated placing it, and I hated having to otherwise use a macro. I hated figuring out which bosses would the macro fail on, because I was so accustomed to using it. Just a personal problem, but I felt a bit too slow when placing it. I also no longer have to deal with the frustration of the tank moving the mobs out of it, despite giving them plenty of time to position things. I honestly feel like bard is in a great place AoE-wise anyway. RoD procs more, and the other songs are actually quite good for AoE situations, too. The longer DoTs are a huge boon as well. So I really don't miss this skill too much.