I’m having a hard time fitting a ranged DPS job on to my largely physical “martial arts” themed character. He’s not really a magic guy, not really a tech guy… and he’s not a singing or dancing kinda guy.

A bow would be the default choice here, but it’s of course apparent that the evolution of archery in FFXIV leads to… music, somehow.

All due respect to everyone who went bard to be a frickin *bard,* I’m just wondering (since I generally play with party spell effects turned off) just how prevalent the “bravely bold Sir Robin” vibe plays into the bard job. I’ve seen the UI, I’ve read the action names, but are we talking music notes swirling around and xylophone trills in the air here?

I just want an option for my serious samurai guy to play ranged now and then!