I wouldn't go that far Kitasi. Frankly I fight in groups without a druid or
ranger fairly regularly. Besides, there are a bazillion people out there
who don't know how to play their class well. They don't read lists like
this, frequent web sites or anything else. It's not that hard to imagine
getting a druid in your group that doesn't know that a mage's earth pet is
gonna screw him up. You're there with Chains when that happens.. and a lot
of other situations. Chains is, imo, one of the defining songs of the bard
class and fits in with our crowd control skills. Don't forget that Chains
has a whopping 30% mob slowdown to go along with it - that's like putting a
Runed Bolster Belt or Cloak of Flames on each of your meleers.
The list of songs that I essentially never swap out (barring dragons, etc.)
at my level is Berserker, Chains, Pixie Strike, Clarity. At 50 Verses of
Victory will swap in for Berserker.
[48 Bard] Crier (Half Elf) <Seekers of Norrath> ZONE: work
> From: "Kimes, Dean W." <dean_kimes@...>
>
> So basically Chains is like bards in general? An afterthought that's nice
> to have when the real spells fail. I waited 22 levels for this. Sigh,
> maybe I should just give in and play a necro so I can complain
> about how my
> 400 pt DoT's take a whole minute to happen and my 65 point
> heal/DD's aren't
> mana efficient because my pet keeps me from ever taking damage. Sighs in
> defeat.
>
> Kit