Bard really?

[arctic]

Bards should be full support with minimal DPS! I think that their songs should be a mini game like guitar hero. That way Bards can just sit there and focus on keeping their songs up the entire time! During long boss fights they can play Feebird that way it lasts the whole fight. Oh and when they use star power the buffs can be 2x as effective!

[Capita]

BRD should be full support, and they should add RNG to be the DD branch of ARC.

[Viridiana]

I'd be just happy if they give CNJ cross-class skills back. Seriously I initially went with archer because there is no rogue like class but then when I learned about bard and the cross class skills and how archer has the CNJ cross class skills I was thinking ok so bard should have those as well which makes it great as support. And then we get this weird thing...

Just give us back the cross class with CNJ.

Please don't. Mantra from PGL is already better support than anything I will ever get out of CNJ.

[Holy_Dragoon]

Have you had the opportunity to use two bards in the same party?

I suggest you try 2 bards in an 8 man group. To skilled players who know how their job works, you'll find very good things!

A good Bard and a less experienced Bard are like black and White.

[Inferiae]

Carry ethers if you worry about running out of mp and not having it regen.

So I have to use ether to keep my MP so I can regen other's MP. That makes perfect sense.

Bards should be full support with minimal DPS! I think that their songs should be a mini game like guitar hero. That way Bards can just sit there and focus on keeping their songs up the entire time! During long boss fights they can play Feebird that way it lasts the whole fight. Oh and when they use star power the buffs can be 2x as effective!

Is it wrong that I find this idea awesome?

[Judge_Xero]

I suggest you try 2 bards in an 8 man group. Two skilled players who know how their job works, you'll find very good things!

A good Bard and a less experienced Bard are like black and White.

I can't wait to do some 8 man content (stares at login Errors) and to run a couple Bards in said group. People will eventually understand how good Bard is I'm sure.

So I have to use ether to keep my MP so I can regen other's MP. That makes perfect sense.

You'll want to think of the Balads the same way you think of other resources. It's not about having an unlimited use of it, but more of a burst situation. Then when you turn it off, your MP regens on it's own.

I was hoping there would be someway to maintain the balads by full MP conservation. I left feedback about it, hoping we could use the Venom/Wind Bite -> Misery's End mechanic for this. By having Misery's End recover MP on use you would be able to sustain it for a long time. But it doesn't seem that's the direction they are taking with it.