--- "Kimes, Dean W." <dean_kimes@...>
wrote:

> All kidding aside, my point is bards are on the
> third tier at everything.
> We really do not have anything that is on a primary
> tier level. The other
> hybrids are also a bit weak on primary but have
> additional secondaries to
> make up for it. I'm just not sure being third rate
> at nearly everything is
> as useful as Verant seems to think it is.
>
> Kit

I agree that we're weak in a lot of areas. But then,
I retired my 12th lvl Shaman because I think that's an
underpowered class.

So why do any of us play a bard? I'd say, because
it's fun to outrun that train of orc oracles at 5th
lvl, because there's nothing cooler than starting to
heal that 6th lvl group on orc hill and have people
say: "Wow! Sweet!"

It's about going to the beholder room and being the
charm-proofer.

It's about passing high lvl druids in the Karanas
like they're standing still.

It's about dynamic buffing -- when we buff, nobody is
left out. We can change buffs in the middle of the
fight, we are the stick shift characters of this game.
Everybody else's spells are what the military calls
"fire and forget".

It's tough to be a good bard...and I play for the
challenge and roleplay.

But underpowered? YES, YES, YES. They really need to
make us a bit tougher.

Tyunes
ex-druid, ex-shaman, ex-necromancer...
Rodcet Nife

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