On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Sylly Songsynger wrote:

>
> We just are NOT that way. So saying "Please Verant make us second best at
> what *everyone* else does!" just does not ring true to me. We do have a

I'm not asking to be second best at what everyone else
does. I'm asking to be second best at crowd control and
attack buffs. After downtime reduction and resists, those are
probably the the two things that spring to the top of people's
minds when they think of a bard.

> > What I loved about playing a bard in mid-levels was that I
> > constantly had to be making decisions and adjustments.
>
> > It was
> > exhilarating because it was so non-deterministic. All you
> > could do was make decisions that best improved your
> > probability of success
>
> Go roll a bard on a PvP server or younger server. Or like everyone else...
> start a twink. Or pray that expansion has something to offer.

You don't understand. I've already done all that, made those
decisions and adjustments countless times, and figured out
near-optimal solutions. Starting a twink would just be
treading the same ground.

The difference between playing a bard at 25-40, and playing
one at 45+ is staggering. I don't mind that a class'
strengths can change a bit as you level, but when you lose
wholesale abilitites it becomes a non-sequitor. I'm for the
most part unable to do any of the things that made the bard
fun in the mid-levels. (I'd say more, but then this would
turn into a gripe against level and class based systems...)

--
John H. Kim
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