Bard. What if Straight Shot "proc" was not rng?

[Schyra]

I get really tired of hitting Heavy shot 7 times in a row, with nothing in the middle. I think unless they make crits or procs more consistent, it wouldn't have such dry moments.

[Alexalibur]

People are missing the point of this thread. A DPS increase is not the thing the OP was asking for, they're simply asking for a better gameplay. Spamming Heavy Shot isn't any sort of fun (I'm only level 60 though) until you get this one proc. Bard is definitely fine currently as a performing(heh) class, it has a small flaw however.

[Cetonis]

Independent of any specifics, I'll point out that any buff resulting from a kit change (making AP stronger, or doing something with RA rng, seem to be the two most common asks) could be counterbalanced by either:

- Reducing the potency of song cast damage (they're arbitrary anyway), or

- Making Chain Strategem do something besides increasing crit rate (this is a good idea on its own merits imo, but BRD would need to be compensated as SE seems to be balancing around assuming SCH's presence)

[Lilletblanc]

I agree with this . As a bard main .. i rather have ra nerfed and change the rng mechanics of it.. sometimes i dont even get a ra proc at all even im spamming a lot of hs..but on the other hand the class is fine but changes on the mechanics wont hurt at all

[Eir_Z]

I agree it sucks waiting on a RA proc, but if all we want is something else to do during that time, buffing the proc rate isn’t the answer. That would be a huge buff (if potencies remained the same) or require a debuff since balancing randomness is apparently too difficult for SE. MCH has a similar issue, though it’s less apparent since they have bullets to force procs.

However, if we want something else to do while spamming HS and hoping for a proc, why not lower the recast timer and rebalance Empyreal Arrow? Dropping its recast to 12s or 10s would fill that gap, the only catch is its potency would have to drop to 184 or 153, respectively (but rounding to 185/155 for nice numbers). That way EA comes up 5 or 6 times a minute instead of 4.

Just a thought.