Bard or COR?

[Aloysius]

Okay, I've been debating wheter which of these jobs I will take. Too much of my considerations... (2 weeks of still thinking) i still can't find which one is the best or the more party-snatching job.

Since COR can basically be BRDs, sometimes BRDs get left out... then CORs get left out too... but idk... please help

i can't really decide..... i need some opinions and help ^_^

please post

[Tirrock]

Try both and figure out which one you like better, then exp it.

[Mhurron]

sometimes BRDs get left outWhat universe do you live in? Most parties would kill a member if it meant they could get a BRD. COR are more, "well there isn't a BRD around, I guess he'll do."

But ya try both and play what you like, which might end up being both who knows. You'll have a lot more fun playing a job because you enjoy it and want to then you will playing one just because it gets a lot of invites.

[Tirrock]

I'd take a COR over a BRD, if only because I love double attacks and critical hits.

[Shanisasha]

well, BRD can buff not only the party, but they can pretty effectively debuff the mob.

Also, BRD is usually a support/healer, while COR is a support/DD (most people think the best combo is COR/RNG). So it depends on whether you want to play purely in the sidelines or if you want to get in there and punch the mob (so to speak).

[Aloysius]

hmmmm i think i'll go BRD then COR if BRD doesn't fit me!

Thanks you guys for responding XD

[Icemage]

Making a decision about a job based on its desirability in a party is a recipe for burnout. Play the job you enjoy the most. There's no point in being level 75 if you detest playing your job.


Icemage

[Zamphire]

Making a decision about a job based on its desirability in a party is a recipe for burnout. Play the job you enjoy the most. There's no point in being level 75 if you detest playing your job.


Icemage

Amen! I'm a 75 BRD and almost detest playing it in a party. It was fun up till 60ish, then I started realizing I was casting the same 4 songs every party every time. It got VERY boring. Once I hit 73 and started pulling it became a little more fun, but I much perfer my COR just because the damage I can do.

Also, COR makes a great recplament for BRD. If they'd give us Dispel we could pretty much put BRD out of the picture. I like COR buffs better for the DOuble Attack and Criticle Hit rate, if you have a THF and WAR in your party your double attacking almost every hit and criting every time, it's awsome. And also our Refresh CAN give 5mp a tick without 2hr, though more often then not it only gives 2, but we've got Healer's Roll, that in most cases is much more effective then Refresh.

[Aloysius]

hmm COR i might try COR .... since they are very interesting, i still need to get BRD job too... lol thanks for the info guys! keep em comming with ur own opinions!

[Matera]

Cor is fun. I haven't played Bard at all, but it seems sorta boring. :x

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Making a decision about a job based on its desirability in a party is a recipe for burnout. Play the job you enjoy the most. There's no point in being level 75 if you detest playing your job.


Icemage

Amen again!

I took BRD from 1-75 to kind of fill a gap in the job for my LS. What a mistake. 1-74 in EXP was very fun, but it eventually just fizzled out. It got boring. Elegy, Balladx2, Minuetx2, Finale, lather, rinse, repeat. OH sometimes I got to play Marchx2 or Mambox2. Aside from that, cure, cure, cure. Dynamis was a major headache, too. There were points in endgame where you have to give up your song bonuses and equip a damn harp in hopes you'll buff everyone before they run away.

I know these people I like to call "grinders," They pick whatever jobs are hot and level those to 75, one after the other, not much caring if they do things right. So long as they get an invite and another job to get endgeme gear for, they're happy. These are also usually the cheap jobs.

I wanted something a bit more risky for myself, not to mention something a bit more cathartic. BRD and RDM made me want to shoot people. For the longest time, I wanted the gambler class represented in FFXI and SE answered the call with COR ^^

COR is honestly the most fun I've had with any job in this game, possibly followed by RNG, BLU and DRG. COR isn't about consistancy, safety or living on the cheap. Its about taking the skills of others and gambling to enhance them. We don't debuff, we enhance a debuff already placed on the mob. We refresh job abilities.

Sure, working with PLDs, like BRD, is rather frustrating, but at the end of the day, I get to put bullets in something.

[Taskmage]

Making a decision about a job based on its desirability in a party is a recipe for burnout. Play the job you enjoy the most. There's no point in being level 75 if you detest playing your job.


IcemageIs it possible to sticky just one post out of a thread?

[Goldesper]

I was one of those people who leveled brd to 75 just because I knew it was relatively cheap and easy to get invites.

Fortnuately BRD was definitly the job for me, didn't enjoy it 1-25, but then parties started getting competant and Igot through 20-50 in 6 days. Now I'm 75 and I'm loving every second of it. I'd say that even if you odn't think you'll enjoy either COR or BRD, might as well level it a little anyway, its easy enough to fall in love with.

On a side note, I didn't pull until I was level 73, and it is a blast, so as soon as you can, start pulling (at least in my opinion).

[Aloysius]

imma start on COR first. But my acct got like frozen since my mommy didnt put money in ur credit card :P

[Mog]

Making a decision about a job based on its desirability in a party is a recipe for burnout. Play the job you enjoy the most. There's no point in being level 75 if you detest playing your job.


Icemage

Couldn't agree more. Choose your favorite race and your favorite job.






It seems so many people don't know how to do this.

[Thott]

Cor and Brd are both great jobs, Cor can do a lil damage so it can keep you more intertained in pt but brd can also be a fun and needed job, both are borring until later levels but they get more fun after that

[Gwynn]

Making a decision about a job based on its desirability in a party is a recipe for burnout. Play the job you enjoy the most. There's no point in being level 75 if you detest playing your job.


Icemage

QFT. As always, Icemage hits the nail right on the head.


Speaking from a more practical viewpoint, if this is your first job you're taking up, BRD would be much easier to fund that COR would be. COR can get very expensive due to the cost of bullets. But in the end, if you really like COR, you'll find a way to pay for your Ammo. Do what you enjoy.

[Atma]

It seems so many people don't know how to do this.

Well, in fairness, this attitude does stem from 10+ years of "If you're not <X> race for <Y> Class then you suck" reinforcement from other MMOs.

Be a bard if you want to AFK party (just kidding, just kidding, don't hurt me!), be COR if you want to contribute damage (IE, Fight.)

[UnnamedGalka]

If they'd give us Dispel we could pretty much put BRD out of the picture.

And that's exactly why COR will never get a Dispel.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

I've kinda come full circle on BRD. I'm just about to hit close to endgame levels with COR and will be picking up the pace on CoPs on my old character, Foobar. As such, I've started to regear his BRD and intend to apply to an HNM shell many of my friends have joined.

I think in some ways, I never gave endgame BRD a fair shake, but then back when I originally did endgame activities, newbie HNM shells were still whipped on RNGs and used BRDs purely as a manabattery for mages. I rarely got the tank PTs, I usually was back in the support alliance praying to God that ballad would actually land on the mages scurrying about.

This HNM shell seems a little more organized and BRD gets passed around the alliance a bit more One of my BRD friends tells me she gets to do quite a bit of stuff. I dunno if I'll go so far with BRD that I'd compete against her or other BRDs for god gear and what not, I'd personally rather career BRDs get priority and I'll just hold back for COR stuff. But I'll keep it properly geared and be ready to play it

I think one of the reasons I feel a little more open to BRD now is that I've pretty much found my spread of jobs I want at 75. Back when I was just 75 BRD I felt kinda locked in to being just a BRD when I wanted so much more, it really made me grow to dislike BRD. Now the path is narrowing, two more AF sets and I'm done with the lower levels for good. And it won't be long.

RDM won't be making it to the 75 party, tho, two support is enough and I love pulling, so COR and BRD win out there.