Post by SongRune on 2022-09-06 12:59:03
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I will literally have to. Bards are balanced around having their buffs active. If I have time to see an attacker coming and buff myself, I am significantly stronger (i.e. actually equal to that attacker). If I don't, I have to fight without the significant buffs my class is balanced around having.
A lot of people may not realize how significant that is, so I'll translate:
Based on the "fair balance" level of power for Bard buffs in a "party of 8" game, that is the equivalent of a Fighter starting the fight with a permanent -15% to -20% attack and defense debuff, but with the option to take a 10-15 second hard CC (casting time) to remove it. For perspective, at level 50 (assuming linear stat scaling), low visibility de-levels Bards from level 50 to level 40-42 in PvP .
It sucks for anyone, but a Fighter gets to be level 50 the moment they're attacked. Bards get to be lv50 half a TTK later. So yeah. I'll set the Gamma. I don't exactly get a choice.