Ranger vs Bard (post cap)

[Asha]

I know this will probably not be straight forward but I wanted to ask which is most lethal against single target, multiple targets, best DS and AS, manoeuvres etc etc.

Just which is best basically. Because I’m considering changing my profession and I have zero, literally zero experience with bards and I’ve done nothing but hunt as a ranger.

The thing I’m most worried about is losing hide, snipeysnipe.
Hiding gives you protection from getting smashed by an unfair manoeuvre as soon as you enter a room. That is almost priceless to me. I hear bards don’t give a fuck though and aren’t that badly affected by manoeuvres.

[Methais]

Pure bard just spam 1030 forever and win.

[Izzy]

Pure bard just spam 1030 forever and win.

Until the bard review gets back on the table. Which may be never, in fairness. But if it does RIP 1030/1035

[drumpel]

Until the bard review gets back on the table. Which may be never, in fairness. But if it does RIP 1030/1035

Hopefully it happens sooner than later because until it does (along with the Wizard and I think two other professions reviews) they aren't touching Ascension and we'll be stuck with the stale ass state that it's in.

[Methais]

Hopefully it happens sooner than later because until it does (along with the Wizard and I think two other professions reviews) they aren't touching Ascension and we'll be stuck with the stale ass state that it's in.

I hope it never happens because Simu dev is stupid and will ruin both classes.

[drumpel]

I hope it never happens because Simu dev is stupid and will ruin both classes.

Knowing them they'll probably put enchanting through the mixer again and it'll be the 4th (maybe 5th???, I can't remember anymore) iteration of the spell in the past 10 years.

I'm just hoping that they fix things properly with lores on spells, like removing the shitty summation chart crap and have bonuses build up from skill and not a system that punishes people with diminishing returns.

On the other hand I don't want them to jump in and fix much because I guarantee we'll see wizard spells make a big shift to a lot of them utilizing SMR.

[Winter]

Until the bard review gets back on the table. Which may be never, in fairness. But if it does RIP 1030/1035

Has anyone heard anything about this? was it cancelled indefinitely?

[Methais]

Has anyone heard anything about this? was it cancelled indefinitely?

I'm gonna guess it was reprioritized to RSN.

[Asha]

Awesome. I’ve heard that kind of thing before about bards. I know they got some kind of nerf recently? Or I thought they did. Glad it hasn’t changed.

[Methais]

Awesome. I’ve heard that kind of thing before about bards. I know they got some kind of nerf recently? Or I thought they did. Glad it hasn’t changed.

Those nerfs went away when Divergence went away. Because Divergence was full blown AIDS.