At 11:26 AM 12/7/99 -0500, you wrote:
>From: "Joshua R. Moore" <josh@...>
>
>+ Added stat and other bonuses to instruments
>Where? None of my instrument stats changed for the better IE: Bonus? means
>something added, right?
Correct. Origininally (at release) no instruments had any
bonuses. Apparently they added some to some higher-level "gimmes" from the
gods on the Planes.
>+ Added more Class Specific Quests
>Lambent. How about some more? Instruments and such. as it is, besides The
>lambent, bards have some pretty poor quests. (4 I think)
Lambent, Mail-runs, and I think there's a Bard-related quest in Halas
(don't know if it's Bard specific, since I've never finished it). But also
remember, we are the class most likely to be able to do ANY quest...
>+ Added more Class Specific Items
>Again, We have very few class specific items. I think they added a grand
>total of 5
>Look at warriors. They have millions;)
They need millions. Pathetic grunt-punchers ;) Seriously, though - most
of what is considered "Bard-specific" as near as I can tell (besides
Imbrued and Lambent armour) is magical instruments. So, true, we don't
have much... but... um.. neither do Monks or Rogues (I'm sure they'd love
+10 daggers of penetrating or Magical boots of kicking booty...)
>+ Corrected Bug that let monsters attack you from far distances through your
>pet
>Didnt know this was an issue, since charm only lasts ten seconds
You'd be surprised how far a critter can teleport in 10 seconds...
>+ Added Addition Effects to Some Bard Songs
>Forgot to mention that Levitate will not work now. Would like to know what
>effects were added
He may be referring to visual effects rather than actual useful
stuff. Dunno there.
>+ Added New Bard Songs
>New bard songs?, or do you mean, fixed ones that didn't work?
Hrm - Well, we *JUST* got a new song, I think, on the test server...
>+ Added Ability for Bards to Punch 'Magic Only' Creatures
>I thought I could always do this, with magic gloves
Nope - originally, it was a Monk-only ability. Now we can do it with magic
gloves, or with an instrument in our hands.
>+ Increased the Power of Some Bard Songs (c.f. Chant Series,
>Fifil's, etc.)
>Hmm, I have not seen any "Increase" in power of bard songs, only a decrease
>(IE Lullaby, Lament, Pixie strike, Selo's) Shouldn't there be a negative in
>here?
I don't think he was counting "unintentional" nerfs....
Talies