I can not see it objectively because it would fit my play style too well, heh.
Well, who can?
Alright, I am gonna fall for that trap.
Almost exclusively playing MP for the last year and to be honest, somebody pulling a bard instead of getting his active contribution in order is not sitting well with me.
There is a reason why, contrary to tabletop, bards and their like in video games almost always end up with some completely out-of-role, end-game martial skills that make them OP as hell on their own because otherwise noone would be willing to have them join in the first place.
Raids of multiple dozens of characters notwithstanding.
I honestly do not think the world urgently needs another ham-fisted attempt at incorporating this model where it does not easily fit - and then making the same mistakes again.
CN is a niche skill because it is absolutely harmless and borderline useless, apt for "the one that always slows the group down anyway". That's an OK niche; why make lazyness a virtue?
I am all for support characters that excel nowhere but, working twice as hard as others, are able to achieve 80% of the efficiency of experts in several fields.
But the part of the player working twice as hard, then is not optional. Which I do not propose because I have a ***** understanding of justness but I consider it an actual part of the fun in playing these characters.
Sorry, I had to vent here. Disclaimer: my opinion and all, not necessarily shared by my government or medical institution.
The perk is a must for every self-respecting group enacting Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, though.
