Quote Originally Posted by Shougun View Post
Yeah- I think the bard mage meme would have gone down with the public a lot easier if bard had been charge based instead, so the mobility wasn't entirely ruined like it was with bard mage meme lol. Also it would have meant bard could deal more damage, like before they were pretty high on the damage list but since they've insane mobility SE has seen it fit to move them down a few pegs and give a little bit of support instead.

If they had charge based systems in place you might be able to have some of those ranger vibes with high damage shots, and then the machine gun archer theme when you need intense mobility (at a slight cost to damage, but not so harsh as it was before).

Charge attacks may have also allowed some sort of unique singing weave mechanic where you get to weave in songs in-between and during your heavy shots. Like picking verses to sing while you fly your Apex Arrow.

Although I would caution any drastic change in gameplay pacing to any pre-existing job lol.
Oh absolutely, SE is already made it very clear about all of that. Like you said, I think they would have a better chance at just making a new job with that sort of motif, especially now, than mess with any current jobs. For one, its just a headache to have to relearn a class if they change it too much, for two people may actually in fact love the gameplay of the job, and three more jobs with unique playstyles is just better than trying to bust up jobs that inherently function fairy well to begin with.