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I had to reference this many times:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oAy_ZGB9XdWENlnMmAnURfBEyGUKqeOqARdYGnhV-CE/edit
Chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
1:17 – Bard?
2:28 – Bard!
2:55 – The Fake Core
5:22 – Self Promotion
5:44 – Dungeons
7:46 – An Opener
9:15 – Why Iron Jaws Early?
9:52 – The Core
12:57 – Utility
14:14 – Surecast Digression
14:31 – Warning, Brain Wrinkles
14:43 – DOTs and Wanderer’s Minuet
15:38 – Song Transitions
16:30 – Advanced Army’s Paeon
17:47 – Barrage Delays
18:11 – Conclusion
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Bard in PVP is really fun…
As a bard main this didn't teach me anything I didn't already know so I rate this guide 9/10 and would recommend for anyone wanting to learn bard to max level.
You can change it so you don't have to use shift/ctrl to go up/down an octave, you can bind every key across all three octaves
Instructions unclear, could not find cry button so instead cried at my really poor rng and thus low overall dps.
I played the entire story using Bard, just now started trying out other DPS classes but boy do I love the nuances Bard has
Man I think it's just me, I have a habit that when I raging strike with my battle voice , I use iron jaw because in my mind, does it also increase my dot damage? XD
I was crying while I hit the like button.
I got my mom to play ffxiv with me a couple months ago, and I suggested she played Bard because it was the dps I started as so I could help her the most with it. I didn't realize she hadn't read any of the tool tips though, so she thought if she used all the songs at once, their buffs would stack LMAO I think I broke her heart when I told her they dont
Need to work on your noise gate for your microphone homie, can hear you gasping like a fish after every sentence.
Yooooo nekopara shirt
Always been a BRD main. I came in here half expecting jokes about how it's so easy, and was pleasantly surprised. You go over almost everything I could ask for in a BRD guide. You even covered the advanced stuff that I still have issues working on while doing my savage runs, so I can say i'm pretty happy with how you did the guide.
As for the fun aspect, it's likely because BRD has a lot of what feels like busywork in it's combos, and no rotation ever really plays out the exact same. Even though we spam filler GCDs like no tomorrow, BRD doesn't ever feel like it's rotation is stagnant for lack of a better term, at least to me.
There are a lot of nuanced moments that make BRD tougher to optimize in some aspects (Most of the ones I can think of involve Apex Arrow of all things), but are marginal enough that I wouldn't tell a newer BRD player to worry about.
Also to add to "BRD's tooltips don't tell you anything", at level 64 when you get your improved DoTs, they don't tell you that your proc rate on song's doubles. They just sneakily add it to the song tooltips.
Bard is so fucking bad this expansion it’s ridiculous, everything does the same amount of damage it’s so boring. I love bard but oh my god why is it so pathetic.
Wait, bard was actually a god job in the past? I started plsying in shb lol
best for alexander ultimate.. i don't think its true, he mostly benefits from p1 and p2 duo target phases. It makes him shine on fflog, but p1 and p2 are phases where DPS check is the less relevant. i really prefer a MCH that can eco some ressources to nuke p3 and at the end of p3 enrage, eco again to obliterate perfect.
I need that shirt, Kanna best girl
ok with pitch perfect… I just hit it when the sound goes off…
yes full pitch perfect n apex arrow have 2 different sounds
wardens is something I mostly use when a healer got paralized…. cuz paralize is one of the biggest Bs on any caster
bard is fun because its can be so chaotic and because its busy
He's not wrong. You play bard long enough you get a feel or "know" when you're going to get certain procs. I always "know" or "feel" a refulgent coming.
I am posting only to assist the algorithm. Hurray!
Love the video king
mage's ballad is superior for groups, wanderer's for single target
/cry
Im missing the part where you talk about the REAL most important thing about bard:
Wearing a fancy hat at ALL TIMES.
Always thought Dancer felt RNG dependent, but then I picked up Bard.
wow this content is so engaging, i just had to write a comment about it
Algorithm brought me here 'cause they found out I used to play Bard back in 2.0 but quit after they forced them to be casters. Holy shit what is this rotation/priority lol
okay what's funny is that i stopped playing bard at 30 just for the performance
Small correction, Mage's Ballad is best for mob packs since it procs an aoe attack, then Army's Paeon, then Wanderer's Minuet. I only say that because Wanderer's Minuet only generates a single target attack, which is useful for single targets, but not as useful for mob packs.
How do you play with other players battle effects on?? I turned those off like the 1st time I did a 24 man.
that give buffs to everyone but not yourself. because youre deaf. my fc members trying to teach me mechanics. "yes he is"
I need RNGesus for everything in this game
I need a rez
Shameless appeasement to the algorithm.
Next Ninja?
I have been playing FF14 since it released and I finally beat ARR after SOOOO long I am just wondering how heavensward is but thanks for the tips
What is this like/dislike ratio? more more like… hapen chair.
Algorithm Gang
Sometimes it's also nice to add the dots to several different mobs, cycle them with da jaws, and get arrow rain procs almost constantly.
I enjoy your monotone weirdness and sudden use of curse words
This video gave me a headache. Not your delivery, that was great, but the bard job itself. Seems overwhelming to play
"nature's minneugh"
Well, the reason other DPS like lancers don't have AOE's by Sastasha is clearly because Yoshi P thinks you shouldn't attack big groups or use AOE's when fighting groups of enemies… be gentle, relaxed, take is slow, have a soothing time. Bard only has it to attain maximum spoony-ness.
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Dude as a new player your videos have been so informative but mostly endlessly entertaining
Great video, love bard been playing it since ARR
7:12 I’ve been playing Bard since I joined the game at the beginning of Stormblood and I’m just now learning that Empyreal Arrow gives a Repertoire stack. Also yeah, tooltips suck. The Apex Arrow tooltip was super misleading at the beginning of Shadowbringers and made it seem like it does way more damage than it actually does
Bard main watching bard guide simply to hear about why my job is fun while I fervently nod along.
Love your docile tones
I am an engaged user
I'll be honest…. playing Bard is what got me to try healing. I figured "If I can keep track of all these timers and dots and ticks… SURELY I can keep track of my friend's HP"
<– Now mains WHM
<– Will be maining PLD
As a returning player I'm pretty bummed about Repelling Shot not dealing damage anymore :/ I see they've also removed the cross-class skills, so no more borrowing Lancer skills for added crit chance .
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