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[Carth]

One last thing: Level 54 is when you start pushing past ilvl130.

[Voyage1970]

Well caster stance only applies to weaponskills, which Bloodletter/Mercy's End/Sidewinder are not. So while there will be a slight delay from having to use them between casts they are still instant cast so it's only the amount of time it takes for it fire off and then click another weaponskill.

[Judai]

Just means we are weaving oGCDs between HS's. oGCDs are still instant, it's the Weaponskills that gain cast times.

[Sigmakan]

Gold Chocobo Feather
A common symbol of friendship throughout the realm, these brilliant plumes can be exchanged at Calamity salvagers for special rewards.

From reading the item description I think they might be adding more recruit-a-friend rewards...

Wish I had 15 friends . . .

[Cutriss]

I'll laugh if you get feathers from desynthing the Friendship Circlet.

[Tsuki]

Just means we are weaving oGCDs between HS's. oGCDs are still instant, it's the Weaponskills that gain cast times.

the key to good dps is having gcd ticking down when using ogcd though, so you're still gonna loose some dps. a good example is smn using fester or something we cast ruinII first to maximize dps. if every ws has a cast time you can't effectively weave and it results in a loss. not to mention no AA (and no moving) during this whole thing.

man they either really lowered AA significantly or they really don't want bards to have fun with new shit.

[Spider-Dan]

Well caster stance only applies to weaponskills, which Bloodletter/Mercy's End/Sidewinder are not. So while there will be a slight delay from having to use them between casts they are still instant cast so it's only the amount of time it takes for it fire off and then click another weaponskill.

Just means we are weaving oGCDs between HS's. oGCDs are still instant, it's the Weaponskills that gain cast times.

Yeah, but we all know BL takes nearly half a GCD to animate, so without oGCD weaving that's a DPS loss. BRD also has a lot of buffs to cycle through (RS/B4B/HE/IR/Barrage), which add up.

[Voyage1970]

I'd say SE could have accounted for this and made the charge time only 1.5s to give you a bit of leeway with the GCD to toss in buffs/oGCD abilities but considering what we know about their internal testing of mechanics and job performance (see: Turn 1 Tanking, Vanilla WAR, Ninjutsu and NIN in general) I can't say I'm that optimistic.

[Tsuki]

I'd say SE could have accounted for this and made the charge time only 1.5s to give you a bit of leeway with the GCD to toss in buffs/oGCD abilities but considering what we know about their internal testing of mechanics and job performance (see: Turn 1 Tanking, Vanilla WAR, Ninjutsu and NIN in general) I can't say I'm that optimistic.

Doesn't seem likely.

edit: empyreal arrow seemed longer cast time than the rest too

[Judai]

any brds who aren't used to popping QS before a fight are about to die a lot btw, adding in a Barrage/Emp Arrow for 820pot with Raging/B4BHawks/IR/Dex pot at the start is gonna piss some mobs off.

[Voyage1970]

Bring a NIN, problem solved lol

[Tsuki]

any brds who aren't used to popping QS before a fight are about to die a lot btw, adding in a Barrage/Emp Arrow for 820pot with Raging/B4BHawks/IR/Dex pot at the start is gonna piss some mobs off.

tbh the speed at which you'll get your stuff up will be slow enough to offset the enmity, by the time the empy goes out war would be at the end of his unchained combo...

[Judai]

tbh the speed at which you'll get your stuff up will be slow enough to offset the enmity, by the time the empy goes out war would be at the end of his unchained combo...

pfft, I'm gonna SS>Barrage>Emp>RIP

[Tsuki]

lol. meh the more i think about this the less impressed I am... seems like a lot of waiting around and not moving, not AA, not my idea of bard. gah

[Kiarax]

pfft, I'm gonna SS>Barrage>Emp>RIP

Barrage can't crit, might aswell just go straight for it!

[Judai]

yea, idk yet either. I don't like taking away our most useful asset in the ability to move around and continue dps. This wasn't just great for things like Titan Ex but being able to relocate anywhere during a fight, whether to move for Ballad/Paeon range, or keep far away from the party to give more spacing, or doing things like Homing Missle and kiting Renauds(which completely eliminates the ability to use WM effectively). I was a very mobile BRD personally, even if it was just moving about to gain more space for people and such.

Barrage/Emp Arrow would be pretty cool though.

Barrage can't crit, might aswell just go straight for it!

haha, true. FUCK IT ALL IN! BOOM HEADSHOT!!

[LinktheDeme]

Am I the only one concerned that dark knight gets a fracture with double the potency of fracture? It seems a little imbalanced considering the potency of all their skills already <_<

[Tsuki]

tbh pending on wether AA is absolute shit now or not. bards will just play the same and use the new shit when they're singing songs only... sad

maybe thats what they were going for........which makes me extra sad

[Voyage1970]

Am I the only one concerned that dark knight gets a fracture with double the potency of fracture? It seems a little imbalanced considering the potency of all their skills already <_<

It's to be expected for a new job. Don't worry in a few months they'll reveal they "never anticipated players using X in such a way" and nerf all the new jobs back to the peasant Vanilla job level and we'll return to the status quo.

[Lucavi]

Am I the only one concerned that dark knight gets a fracture with double the potency of fracture? It seems a little imbalanced considering the potency of all their skills already <_<

I was before I saw how much straight damage War gets through their new toys.