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Bard is rather bad till like 76
Confirmed Bard is fun, literally my favorite ranged. ๐โค
Brd= Healer's Assistant, DNC=I suck at DPS but here SAM I can make you even better (I kid I've seen some insane DPS from good DNCs), MCH= Dopamine addict living for their next hit in 20 sec from Drill (Also added TF2 crit sound mods so Reassemble + Chainsaw becomes an even higher dopamine shot from all the crit sounds in a mob pull) and secretly more depressed then the Dark Knight.
Can you guess my main?
The one thing I absolutely love about range is that each one is vastly different from each other in theme, story and style; be it appearance, play and utility. More so when ya Duty Finder and if ya happen to be MCH and DNC pops in for the other DPS… cough Yeah… Queen is a sexy beast. Pair up with a DNC for Partner to turn your Queen in to a literal Sexy Thicc Terminator with Robocop devastation each CD cycle.
If you do end up liking Reaper, I would definitely consider giving machinist a shot. Barring the possibility for big reworks in dawntrail, machinist really does play a lot of a ranged reaper. They both have rotations about building up resources and spending them to enter speedy phases where you attack fast and weave abilities between them on top of it.
I only have my bard at lv 50 so far, so maybe this changes in future expansions. But so far I have a massive love-hate relationship with the class. Mainly because when it comes to RNG I swear that a hag must have cursed me as a baby because I have the worst luck lol. Because I'll frequently go whole dungeons without my RNG super arrow proccing EVEN ONCE, so I only get to use it when the ability that forces it to proc comes off cooldown. But when the RNG gods do decide to bless you and you're just firing off big arrows left and right, oooh that feels amaaaaazing.
Needless to say, since dancer is in Shadowbringers I can't use it, but with my RNG anti-luck the class scares the hell out of me and I'm not sure if I would play it even if I was allowed to play it lol.
Machinist is probably my favorite of the ranged, just because of how consistent it is. No RNG to worry about, and your meters fill at a steady rate too. It sort of reminds me of warrior actually, where you build up your meter that once full lets you cash it in by just spamming the hell out of a high damage move. So if you like warrior's playstyle then I'd recommend trying machinist as your ranged class.
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A good BRD can really make a run smooth and fun for everyone, faster run speed between packs/walls, almost perfect uptime for extra buffs, a removal of a snare/slow/dot even when not your full toolkit is there it can make lvling dungeons or older content go so much faster
When Heavensward first came out, they made Bard and the then new Machinist job both have a dmg buff stance that added cast bar for their weaponskills. I hated it soooo much, was BRD main from ARR and I quit it entirely lol.
Now a days I main Machinist ironically.
When you get around to trying Dancer, I implore you to not think of it as a bunch of RNG- Instead, Try to think of it as an interpretive dance, ever changing and flowing to and fro as the whims hit. It makes a big difference in the mentality of how you play it and how you perceive the many procs.
First time i hit level 50 i swapped from Dragoon to Samurai and played that as my main for like a whole year non-stop. I figured i'd try a ranged job and went with Machinist. …bro, literally 100% uptime while easily dodging mechanics, and zero real responsibilities. I tried going back to Samurai but i just cant. Machinist may not do amazing damage but has the easiest time when learning new mechanics because that's pretty much all you have to worry about. Its so relaxing.
Ya, we have it easy. Some days, I just feel like playing on girlfriend mode, and playing dancer. Where the 2 hardest mechanics are deciding who's going to actually dps well, and mid battle partner swap should your dance partner start making out with the floor.
Otherwise, it's just press the shiny button that lights up, and give zero fucks about mobility or range limit restrictions.
There's actually a way to set BRDs abilities into macros so you don't have to worry about procs and you can spam the same button and play candy crush with your other hand.
There's something about playing dancer that just feels really good. Got a good vibe to it.
Ngl, I love my fairy themed bard. I get to look shiny, play music and buff my team. Ma, I'm useful! :'D
Dancer is technically RNG, but you donโt use your feathers outside of 2 min CDs unless youโre about to cap, so dancer is pretty consistent.
As a long time (since BC to current) prot off season fury warrior i LOVE my bard. There is just somthing that gives me joy about that mitigation and healing buff and esuna and all while dpsing and playing songs.
Dancer is insanely fun if you are on the fence about trying it out.
Some people call DNC "brain dead", but there are ways to play it poorly. You can be really valuable if you make sure to lean hard into supporting your party. Don't overwrite your fellow ranged's buffs and get! those! Improvs! Bless your healers with a bit less mana usage.
DNC is fun despite the RNG~
Also regarding healing: SGE can be kinda rough to learn since it slaps you with a bunch of skills already at level 70, so I suggest trying other healer job if ever. But once you get the hang of SGE it becomes one of the easiest to use healer roles imo
I just love being able to avoid everything as DNC with 3 dashes.
the dnc experience is screaming "PLEASE GIVE ME FEATHERS" into the uncaring void at 3am.
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FWIW, they've largely gotten rid of the ranged tax, at least officially, as of a patch or two ago. Machinists are now basically equal with Summoners, which while at the bottom of the pile when played at a high level of skill, also have a rather higher skill floor_. As an example, if you look at a bit easier content (so _average skill level is lower, since barrier to entry/success is lower) like the latest two extreme trials, the 50th percentile for Machinist is actually higher than it is for Black Mage (meanwhile, the top end Black Mage parses are the highest in the game, of any job).
So ya, ranged tax isn't really a thing anymore. They do still penalize jobs with a "utility tax" (poor Red Mages), though that really only helps Machinist, since Dancer and Bard both have a lot of support abilities. And there's definitely a bit of an "ease of use" tax (hence why Summoners are also tuned rather low, and why even relatively easy melee, like Reaper, are higher, because positionals and forced disconnects.). Dancers and Bards also derive a lot of their DPS from their strong party buffs, so their personal DPS is quite a bit behind other jobs, but their overall contribution is roughly on level with the other "easy utility" jobs. As an example, the 75th percentile personal DPS for Bard is ~18% lower than Machinist, but only ~3.5% lower for total party DPS contribution due to their buffs.
dancer main here. people call it RNG-based but my overall damage has never really wavered. there arenโt too many buttons to hit but the random light-ups keep my brain awake. i love it
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