walsht@... wrote:

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> From: walsht@...
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> Greetings all,
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> I did some test to find out the efficiency of Jonathans Warsong and
> Anthem de Arms.

Wow, someone actually did the numbers on this. Fantastic! Good work!

As to some of your questions, as to which is best, chords vs. hymn, it's
hard to say, since it depends largely on the situation. If your group
has been sharing the damage, and everyone is fairly hurt, and you're
planning on starting a fight again soon as the current fight is over,
Hymn is definately best. If you're fighting multiple opponents, and
you're in no danger of angering bigger badder opponents, Chords is
definately best.

One thing I noticed is that you say you stack Anthem, Warsong and Chords
etc. This tactic doesn't actually work all that well. This has to do
with my pulse vs. constant theory. Bard songs fit into two categories,
in my opinion, pulse songs and constant songs. Constant songs have an
effect that lasts as long as the icon is on your screen. Anthem is a
good example. Once it is activated, the increase in strength and attack
speed lasts until that icon disappears, even if you stop playing the
song. Other songs, like Chords of Dissonance or Hymn of Restoration are
pulse-based, only giving you an effect when the lights flash. The pulse
based songs, therefore, do not stack well, since sharing their playing
time with others only leads to their effectiveness being decreased.

Jyzan