Ok, I just don't understand what all the argument is about
on this issue. I think bards are smack dab in the middle of the class
spectrum. Whether that makes them "hybrid" or not I'm not going to argue.
Fact is, bards don't get bind. Whether they "should" or not is irrelevant
in my opinion. We get selo's, we get locate corpse and invis. All three
things make any corpse retrieval easier than any other class that doesn't
get bind. Today I died in Oasis, and ran from the Arena (ack! Forgot to
bind in Freeport), through the feeerrrroooottttt (spectre was in residence).
This is a trip I have seen many a higher level than me (17) warrior die on.
So I'm not complaining.

I really like this game and despite the amount of grumbling
I hear about class balance, I think Verant has done a pretty damn good job.
Sure there is room for improvement, there always is. But frankly, if you
want bind and gate, play a class that GETS bind and gate :-). It's like a
Shaman complaining we "only" get Alacrity, not the high end Enchanter swift
like the wind. I personally like the fact that NO class (no, not even
necros) are a master of everything. Makes interaction more necessary and
more fun.

I love this game :-)
And I love you all...

Halana 45th Shaman
Tani 17th Bard
Solusek Ro

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