Job Roles
Each job serves a purpose; in fact some serve a handful. Here are some tips for each job as well as what to expect when partying. Keep in mind that these are just suggestions and you are of course free to play your job how you wish, but if you want the most out of your parties its far easier to follow the conventions people are used to. For far more in depth looks at each job see the class guides on offer. Some roles change in Merit Point parties, so for information about that see section 6.
Bard
Position: Backline Job
Key Roles: Dispeller, Refresher, Puller
Bard is a very varied job. When you first start out your general goal is to provide the melee with whatever songs they request (usually a mixture between attack up and accuracy). Later on you will be required to do this, as well as give ballads to the mages to replenish their MP and pull and dispel buffs. It sounds like a lot to handle and it is, but
each of these tasks are added as you increase in level giving you plenty of time to get accustomed to one new role for you to play before you have yet another.
Bards are sought after tirelessly by people making parties, so those playing this job should not need to make their own parties and will quite often receive invite requests even if you are not seeking. While the job has a lot of roles to fill, it is considered an easy way to Lv75 by most.