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  1. #1
    Player
    NaturalDuck's Avatar
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    Feb 2023
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    Character
    Mirnyande Nia-mene
    World
    Rafflesia
    Main Class
    Ninja Lv 91

    A simple BRD QoL change that would make them less frustrating to play

    Bard currently feels super rigid, and interruptions to their rigidity do not make them feel good to play. The songs should be able to be played without a target, so that Bards can stay on the 2-minute rhythm. It would make playing them much less frustrating to play in battles with intermissions and help them better align with the party. The Coda's could be made so that they can't be acquired if the Bard isn't in combat yet, much like how Astrologian's resources work.

    Thoughts?
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  2. #2
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    Valence's Avatar
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    Oct 2018
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    Character
    Sunie Dakwhil
    World
    Twintania
    Main Class
    Machinist Lv 100
    I feel that one of the limitations of the song needing a target is the single target magical puny potency they deal. I wouldn't think it would be such an issue to turn them into AoEs centered on the bard that don't need any target to fix the issue and improve usability a lot.

    Although this accounts for the rigidity of bard in downtime, I do think that they need to do something about empyreal arrow which is still the main drifting and clipping culprit of the job, especially when you don't run exactly at BiS speed (but even at BiS). A second charge would immediately come to mind.
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