5 Reasons Why You Should Play Bard/BRD (Archer)

"Tomorrow will take us away far from home,
No one will ever know our names,
But the bards' songs will remain"

But what will remain as YOUR choice as job? Check these out:

Singing some Bard songs together live on Twitch:

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Music:
Thomas Zwijsen/Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song Cover:
Nobuo Uematus - Ronfaure (FF11), Danger in the Forest (Strangers of Paradise Remix)

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Disclaimer
0:32 1st Reason
1:40 2nd Reason
2:40 3rd Reason
3:52 4th Reason
4:47 5th Reason
5:30 Some Disadvantages
6:53 Closing Thoughts

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[philipp]

What I like most about Bard is that it's an archer class that isn't build with pets in mind. I don't like those aspects about many other ranger/archer type classes in other games

[wyndia]

I chose Archer/Bard as my first cuz I like more supportive classes in other games but I also didn't wanna be a Healer cuz I was just starting off. Bard is still my main job.

[stevieblunder]

Props for Blind Guardian in the intro .

[faloel]

As a guitarist and a bow enthusiast having bard as my main was a natural choice. I´m so glad they buffed the class aswell.

[escape]

Me with bard at 90 watching this video

[fenix]

As a bard keeping track of the stuff along with mechanics definitely can feel overwhelming at times. I just wish we could set audio cues for more stuff other than just an attack or two

[ruujvt]

I started FF as ARC/BRD but overtime stuck with it as my main ever since. I'm beyond neurodivergent and my brain doesn't work like others, so I'm small brained when it comes to combat mechanics. Bard is the easiest for me to follow because of that. It's a few simple things that I don't feel like I have to practice muscle memory for. The way you explained everything in this video is something I appreciate greatly, because I've dealt with so many people laughing at me for playing a bard because 'not enough damage' or 'bard's not a real class', which hurts more than they realize. I struggle trying to learn other jobs so I stick with what I know...and when I've created other characters and selected ARC/BRD again...those same people tell me "Of course you pick Bard again...when will you ever play another class.." I wish there wasn't some dumb negative stigma against Bard...it's a fun class for me that I can really understand and enjoy..

[Oceanborn]

I started FFXIV exactly a month ago, with Bard as my main job and I'm really enjoying it. I have to say, though... early leveling is SUPER DULL. The fun starts only at around level 60 when you finally get a suite of proper skills. Before then it's basically just spamming one button with the occasional use of something that got off cooldown or needs to be reapplied every 30-45 seconds. Now that I'm getting into content where I actually can use my higher level abilities, I'm super happy with my class choice.

However, it's still super weird to me why Bard is using a bow for their weapon, even after having played Ragnarok Online for 20 years, where Bard and Dancer also base on Archer.

[psysahji]

Guess I got lucky by choosing this as my first job. I think it's one of the best choices for learning fights as a dps because you're not even that heavily punished, even if you mess up your rotation a little. Key is mechanics > rotation, at least for me. ^-^ Nice video!

[citeltheof]

Thanks for this video. I appreciate it. It made me decide to give Archer/Bard an honest-to-goodness try.

[seyahtan]

Bard is fun. No pressure. You ain't competing for top dps spot because you are the reason why others get top dps. You are in a support role. I love that. Also love my Bard UWU weapon because it is the legit bard weapon. It's the only one with a harp attached to it.

[renmage]

oh man, The Bards' Song intro was a good choice lol

[CubicleJckey]

I always love your music choices Despi

[vayalond]

N°1 reason to play Bard is the same as Red Mage, you do Damage, have a good support potentiel AND do all of this with a Style level (in animations and glams) other jobs can't even dream of

[Coronathus]

As someone reaching lvl 90 without even finishing 5.0, this is exactly what I needed.

[zaboolovescodex]

Bard was my first job in 2.0 back in 2013 and I always find myself going back to it.

[christophbolte]

What I most like is the using of Blind Guardian.
Oh, and Bard is ok as well :)

[bunnygirlmantra]

I'm a week into the game playing conjurer. I saw a bunch of people playing awesome music with harps and other instruments. Found out those are bards. I'm going to start this job :)

[valala]

I haven t really played bard before but this sounds really interesting and I want to try it now!

[justrenderin]

Okay so I wasn't sure what to expect when coming in here. But I am FLOORED by the BRD rendition of "The Bard Song" By The Blind Guardians. It's been a favorite of mine for years.