Dancers have been done dirty yet again

[TwizzlyTwist]

I've played dancer since i reached lvl 60 but for Endwalker, I decided to put that job behind and switch to reaper because the endwalker dancer feels more clunky than ever.

Sure, getting a 25% higher chance to proc feathers was nice but even then, I still feel like I can go a full minute without getting a feather sometimes. 50% just doesn't feel like enough.

Flourish got a change that now forces you to weave in aoe attacks into your rotation to have a higher chance to proc feathers, which breaks and disturbs the flow.

Improvisation, an ability that forces you to stand completely still for a long period of time to give your party a small heal buff. An ability you can only use if you have previous knowledge of the fight. I never really use it and I rarely see other dancers use it. It would be better if you could move while using the ability but while moving you get a small healing de-crease, just so that you actually have a reason to use it without cancelling it 2 seconds afterwards.

The 6.05 change to dancer isn't a buff to dancer themselves but instead is a buff to reaper. Since reaper can now use Arcine Circle and profit from the dancer's dancing.

Lastly, the dancer weapons. They always feel rushed and the 6.05 weapon is no different. It's a literal stone slab with a small hand hole and some white runes on it. Why is it so hard to make a decent dancer weapon?

I feel bad for my friend who's still playing dancer because he has been reduced to being my powerbank.

[HyoMinPark]

Feather RNG never really bothered me at levels 72 and higher when you get Flourish and actually have windows every 60 seconds where you press more buttons than your 1-2 and the occasional proc. However…personally, I preferred ShB Flourish where it proc’d both Reverse Cascade and Fountainfall in addition to Rising Windmill and Bloodshower; and, of course, Fan Dance III. Leveling DNC in EW, I felt that Flourish windows were severely lacking in comparison to ShB DNC, even after we get Fan Dance IV.

EW Improvisation is better than ShB Improv, in my opinion. ShB Improv was just a healing boost + Esprit gain that was entirely dependent on how many people were standing inside of your Improv range that I HATED because if one person stepped out at the same exact time the server ticked, you’d end up with 9 Esprit that you couldn’t do anything with. Removing the Esprit build from it is amazing; and I’d take the regen over the healing boost when healers are already overpowered enough as it is. That said, you will still only channel it during downtime just like any other channel ability. It has always been more worth to flash Improv verses channeling it for an extended period of time if a boss is targetable.

DNC weapons have always been lackluster, and I will forever remain salty about it. I can count on one hand the number of weapons I actually like for them.

I also wouldn’t hold your breath for meaningful damage buffs for the job. It’s unfortunate, but the developers seem to believe that, since you are a party buff babe (I can’t use the other word here; otherwise I’d likely get banned, but I’m sure you know what I mean), your personal damage should be in the ground. I personally disagree. I think DNC needs a personal damage buff just like it did in ShB. The only reason it and any of the physical ranged were kept in comps was for the 1%. Before they buffed them prior to Eden’s Gate, there was serious talk of dropping the role for double caster. I don’t think it’s good design for jobs to be clinging to a stupid 1% party buff. I also don’t think that just because the physical ranged are “easy” or “have free mobility” means they should do as low of damage as DNC does.

But these are all just my opinions. I moved away from the physical ranged role as a whole after being a BRD main for 4 years and a DNC main for 2 because I just felt like the role kept getting more and more dumbed down; and the developers never really listened to the physical ranged mains, but rather those who didn’t main the role and only played them because they were easy. But I won’t get into that rant here.

[Neri]

I just wish that white illuminated sigil could just encircled the circumference instead of just lodging on the weapon itself.

[Soge01]

Dirty Dancers. ....Sorry, I'll leave now. xD

[Shironeko_Narunyan]

With how low current DNC damage is, they should put tiny group heals on DNC skills, like the SCH Fairy.

[hynaku]

Dnc should got more support skills. Something like party hp regen and mp regen skills.

[dapperfaffer]

Lastly, the dancer weapons. They always feel rushed and the 6.05 weapon is no different. It's a literal stone slab with a small hand hole and some white runes on it. Why is it so hard to make a decent dancer weapon?

I feel bad for my friend who's still playing dancer because he has been reduced to being my powerbank.

there is nothing wrong with the stone plates. throwing dishes is the best way to attack.

[Jennah]

NOBODY PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER

[VorpalSpork]

Seeing a sudden decline in dancers. Many switching to bard. lol

[AlyaNimfa]

I used to main dancer, but even last expansion it felt underwhelming. Yeah it helped groups, but it didn’t feel like it done much more than that, for me it was mostly aesthetics, now it still looks good but there’s no real satisfaction playing it.