Originally Posted by Ryoii/Nonomii  |
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I was mostly thinking about how to make BRD more helpful with DD heavy groups since at all levels they are plentiful.
I was thinking about parties Lv30-70 where it can be very difficult to find a standard tank (PLD or NIN) and/or healer (WHM, SMN/WHM, RDM). I would think that having BRD/DNC and one more /DNC would provide the necessary healing. There wouldn't be any back line which would need Ballads. BRD/DNC and PUP/DNC could make an excellent pair for supporting a party. |
It makes sense for PUP/DNC per my reasoning above, but I've yet to see someone try that so I can't confirm it.
Given my levelling experience with Bard, the rate of TP gain in the 30-50 level is pretty abysmal. You're not pulling at that level, but songs take 8 seconds to cast, each, so even just doing two songs (Madrigal + Minuet, for instance) eats away about 20 seconds when you figure in animation lag. That's about 1/3 of the fight where you're sitting there with just an instrument collecting zero TP. Even more so if you have to toss in a Ballad, Etude, or Prelude into the mix (which often happens).
Even with three songs on rotation (Madrigal, Minuet, Ballad) in that level range, plus engaging in melee actively, I don't think I was able to collect more than maybe 30-40 TP per fight on average. Quickstep would improve matters somewhat, assuming you can land that hit.. but requires TP to start with.
At any rate, at level 51, everything goes out the window due to elemental staves. Not switching to a staff to cast Elegy, let alone Threnody, is a bad idea, and I can think of fewer ways to kill your TP gain than swinging a staff.
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