I agree completely , very nice post.
Nok
----- Original Message -----
From: "JasonF" <jasonf@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 9:43 AM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Kunark and new stuff
> From: "JasonF" <jasonf@...>
>
> I can solo Hill Giants.. Where's the problem?
>
> Here's one of the messages that I posted in response to a bitchy message
> over in the Lullaby thread:
>
> Bards -
> I think it's important for us to focus on the one aspect of bards that
seems
> to be *bugged*, not flame Verant because you feel that the Bard class is
> underpowered or unbalanced. Those are not the issues that we're attempting
> to discuss with this thread, and quite frankly issues that I feel are
> incorrect. I absolutely love being a bard. I feel that I'm powerful enough
> and balanced quite well, thank you. However, I would love being a bard a
bit
> more if Lullaby worked the way that GZ said on Veeshan that it should.
>
> At the risk of multiple nerfs, let's recap some of our abilities:
> We cover ground much faster than any class in the game. Our spells last
> indefinitely and require no mana. We can cast while running. We have the
> versatility to strengthen our songs by equiping instruments instead of
> weapons. We can duel wield some of the finest weapons in the game. We can
> wear plate, and our armor quests have always worked and yielded quite nice
> (and nice looking) armor. We can tank a bit. We can do some single-mob
> mezzing with Pixie Strike. We get party-wide Clarity that costs no mana to
> cast. We can heal up to 19 HPs a tick (manaless) for all party members and
> at lvl 47+ we can now heal for up to ~35 HPs/tick *for the entire party
> simultaneously and without mana*. We are the only class versatile enough
to
> change party buffs *during battle* as the battle flow changes (caster
shows
> up, change to MR songs). We can put up party-wide damage shields that are
> also resist enhancers. We get *the best* resist buffs in the game against
> fire, cold and magic making bards irreplacable for dragon raids. We can
> track, hide, sneak and forage. And more...
>
> Ladies and gentleman. We rock. Period.
>
> If you don't enjoy playing a bard then by all means start playing another
> class. The Bard class is NOT broken. A song's behavior is.
>
> Crier Sharpsong
> 47th Bard on Fennin Ro
>
>
> > God
> > I
> > Hate
> > Class
> > Envy
> >
> > You gripe when they moan about us being able to solo Hill Giants
> >
> > How do you think they feel when you moan about them?
> >
> > Stop the vicious circle people. We're BARDS
>
>
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