I have posted my many, many…many grievances with Bard in others so I won’t go off on another rant again lol (too much) But I stopped considering my ‘main’ job after Stormblood/Shadowbringers, so I guess you could consider that a ‘ranged strike’.

Tbh though I do enjoy still enjoy Dancer (dps issues aside) and Machinist, but I’ve not even got them to level 100 yet so maybe that’ll change when I do.

And honestly I’m gonna say it lol I’m jealous of Red Mage and Summoner getting so much valuable support (healing, raise, buffs) then Bards are still sat there watching the entire party die sadly strumming their harps. How come they get all the fun stuff and we get… 45-second cool-down Esuna??? . I mean, even Dancer has Waltz and Improvisation. Unfair!

Steaming hot take but I’d honestly be ok with healer/tank level damage if we had more ways to support the party than being a ‘passive rDPS vendor’ with an Esuna nobody wanted and a heal boost that nobody knows what it does lol.

Tl;dr save us Yoshi-P! Phys ranged are so bad right now they’re driving people* insane!

*it’s me I’m the people