Yes, you are right, but even a jack of all trades should be able to do these
things with a reasonable amount of skill, not to the Very low levels we are
kept. Thats just my 2 cents anyway

----- Original Message -----
From: Snicker <snicker@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 1999 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Disenchantment.

> From: Snicker <snicker@...>
>
> At 06:37 PM 5/21/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Dual wield at 17 is really cool, and Bellows in place of kick is fine,
but
> >why no dual attack? Apparently the bardic class was VERY powerful in
beta
> >and had to be toned down but I am thinking maybe it was toned down in the
> >areas that made it too powerful and forgotten about in the areas it is
very
> >weak in. Am I totally off base? I mean why give me the capability to
have
> >skills I will never be very good at?
>
> 1) Paladins also do not get dual attack. It's what makes a warrior
> special. Remember, we can even wear plate (which I personally think is a
> mistake.)
>
> 2) cf. JOAT (Jack of All Trades, Master of None.) We can do a lot of
> different things - but we will never be the masters at any one of them
that
> the class we're borrowing them from is. Rogues will always be better
> lockpickers, sneakers and trap disarmers. Monks will always fall better
> than we can. Rangers will always forage better. And Warriors will always
> fight better. It is not in a single thing that we are great, but that in
> all things we are good.
>
>
> Talies the Wanderer
> Check out the EverQuesting Bard:
> http://amtgard.pinkpig.com/bards/eqbard.htm
>
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