Ranger/Archer classes have always been my to go to in any RPG. I found it funny that I was going to become a Bard in FF14. It actually turned me off a little when I first started playing ff14. But the strange thing was, I ended up loving the job. Everytime I helped a party member I felt like I was important to the end goal. While I never did the best damage, it was an amazing support job.
Everyone keeps asking me how I am enjoying my bard now with the release of ShB. And all I can say is that it is a giant ball of depression. Right now, I'm only lvl 75 and keep hoping that it gets better. But I no longer feel like I am helping the party out with songs and my dps is still the same as it was at the end of SB. I feel like I am just an archer again with the loss of most of my party buffs. It feels bad. The job just feels boring and lackluster. Like I am the last person you would want to be in a dungeon with.
And now for the rage. I was excited to try dancer. A new support job. But when I get in queue with one, all I can see is all the things that bard lost. And to top it off, dancer is doing big damage like my beloved machinist. I played bard to be useful and machinist to do big damage. Why does the new job get the best of both world? Meanwhile I am flinging toothpicks at the enemies and have barely any utility.
I'm so angry about dancer being everything that I don't see myself playing the job. It makes my heart ache for my bard. I was so excited that it was going to be another physical ranged dps. But now I have the urge to leave any queue I get into with a dancer just because it reminds me of how much the bard is lacking.
People keep telling me to play another job but Bard is my main. The job before ShB that I loved most. I'm the type to fix a broken and cherished toy rather than throw it away. I can only hope that lvl 80 feels better or that SE fixes the job that I love.