In Final Fantasy XIV, since Patch 4.15, you can create your own music as a Bard. It initially sounded terrible. However, there are now a few truly outstanding artists who have established themselves.
When Update 4.15 came to the servers of Final Fantasy XIV, the streets of the cities in FFXIV were filled with terrible harp strumming. Hundreds of aspiring virtuosos of the Bard class pulled out their instruments and started strumming like there was no tomorrow. Square Enix had introduced the new “Perform” action for Bards. This allowed musicians to finally play their own melodies at will.
However, most string torturers have since stopped, and the best Bards have created truly wonderful melodies.
Create classic Final Fantasy motifs yourself!
Since Square Enix prohibits playing copyrighted songs by third parties in the game, many Bards limit themselves to classic pieces from Final Fantasy games. You can admire the best Bards from Final Fantasy XIV showcasing their works on YouTube. For example, the Bard Solaris White has played the cheerful Chocobo theme on his harp.
Many Bards are not pleased that they only have a single audio track in the game. Therefore, MintormentGaming simply combined various recordings on YouTube into a complete piece of “Matoya’s Cave”.
Some Bards even go further and layer their multi-track recordings with additional sound effects from the game to create percussion. Windy FFXIV created an interesting version of the Alexander boss theme.
The Bard ADZDarkStone, on the other hand, is already famous for his complex compositions, which he records and edits with multiple audio tracks. Listen here to “Battle of the Big Bridge”.
These beautiful performances are certainly far from the clumsy screeches of the early days. Have you created any real hits with the Bard’s harp in Final Fantasy XIV?
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