Black Mage's quirky cross class abilities

[fusional]

I don't understand why you deny the DD part of BRD. Brd is not solely a support class, it's a class which has the option to pick between support and dd or any degree of it in between.

while this is still in speculation phase, basically everything Xianghua is saying is dead on (theoretically). yes, bard can still DD and should still DD- but that is not their primary focus, and they likely will not have the top-end damage capabilities of other dps-focused jobs. a perfectly played bard should keep their songs up, support when useful/necessary, and maximize dps output otherwise.

that said- any bard choosing not to use their job-specific support abilities because they prefer to just faceroll dps can choose to stay the hell out of my raid parties. ffxiv's version of a melee rdm? {Thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass.}