I think some of the anger over the bard changes is justified, however it doesn't seem all bad.
Bards had no loss in DPS at all when moving in 2.0, which made them hit the top of the charts in very high movement fights, or portions of fights with constant movement. However to balance it, when standing still, other DPS would surpass them. Obviously their songs and such made up for this to an extent.
I think square is trying to give them the best of both. They can still run around during portions of the fight and do good DPS, but they now can put out more damage when stationary as well. This requires some level of stance dancing, which I think is good.
I mean, tough luck bards, now you actually have to think about when you have time to stand still and when you don't.
Bards had no loss in DPS at all when moving in 2.0, which made them hit the top of the charts in very high movement fights, or portions of fights with constant movement. However to balance it, when standing still, other DPS would surpass them. Obviously their songs and such made up for this to an extent.
I think square is trying to give them the best of both. They can still run around during portions of the fight and do good DPS, but they now can put out more damage when stationary as well. This requires some level of stance dancing, which I think is good.
I mean, tough luck bards, now you actually have to think about when you have time to stand still and when you don't.
