Bards, Checking In!

[Pooky]

To me, Bard is a pure DPS job right now. Specially if its true that we share PGL skills instead of CNJ now. Which is fine, cause the support functions don't seem all that useful. Mages seem to have ways to self sustain their MP, so MP regen songs don't seem that useful. Foe Requiem is pretty much there to add DPS and it doesn't even cause the 20% DPS penalty. TP regen I guess we have to see how hard it is to maintain TP at higher levels.

I hope they do an overhaul of Archer/Bard/Ranger whenever they do decide to add Ranger. Bard right now feels like Ranger trapped in a Bard's body. I would rather have Bards have more variety in songs, have more potent songs that actually are necessary for certain situations, maybe have Bard be MND focused instead of DEX and use CNJ skills so they can be a decent off healer too. Permanent 20% reduction in damage.

[cypherx]

Continue discussing what to do with attribute points

[MudMonster]

New BRD here. I've always been a fan of both Archers and Bards in past games. Now, I get the best of both worlds though I think the bard side of the equation could use some work on feeling more like a bard.

[Rythless]

Played DRG and WAR exclusively in 1.0. Started an ARC in Beta and fell in love with the class. My buddy is a very geared 50 BRD and I am enthralled by how fun the class is. I plan to main it until RNG or NIN come out.

[Kiryusha]

Another Bard here reporting for duty!
Also interested in the stat point allocation .. was thinking Dex would be 1, with Piety no. 2 for mana pool only (didn't find any source mentioning piety effecting attack power) ..

[Altamarie]

Another Bard here! Very excited to start this off tomorrow

[portie79]

Well I believe it depends what kind of Bard you want to be, if you want just a ranged DPS go with Dex only. If you want to be support heavy (more mana = longer songs) go with Pie.

IMHO I say Bard should be balanced to be able to do both not the best DPS but also not pure support.

[CremeFraiche]

Bard checking in! Leveled Pugilist to 20 in open beta and then realized that I blindly leveled Bard's subclass! Woot! Once 5am EST hits I'll be going hardcore on archer!

Question for you bards out there: Which crafts do you think are best suited for Bard? I plan on Leatherworking/Carpenter/Goldsmithing/Alchemist.

[Nejibana]

i was thinking about the movement from support to a more dps oriented bard and one thought kept coming to my mind: in the four person instances there really isn't any need for a support character yet. sure there will be for those at end game instances, but looking at it from the perspective of a player who is going through the game for the first time, i was honestly trying to figure out if these small groups would have gotten more benefit from me being a second dps only toon or one with lower dps and a few songs. yes i know that this will have a much bigger impact at end game and in raids and full groups, i am only thinking about the leveling up process from 30-45ish where groups in the duty finder recruit you as dps since there is no option for 'support' nor has there been a need for it in the easy dungeons.

[arctic]

i was thinking about the movement from support to a more dps oriented bard and one thought kept coming to my mind: in the four person instances there really isn't any need for a support character yet. sure there will be for those at end game instances, but looking at it from the perspective of a player who is going through the game for the first time, i was honestly trying to figure out if these small groups would have gotten more benefit from me being a second dps only toon or one with lower dps and a few songs.

I absolutely agree. Focus DPS early! Piety will come for end game. But for the first half of bard - in those four man parties - the support class idea is redundant. I know this might sound blasphemous to 1.0 bards, but dps is going to be more beneficial at the start and more practical. But that might just be my opinion.