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Message ID: 18794
Date: Thu May 18 22:12:42 BST 2000
Author: Kimes, Dean W.
Subject: foraging (was GZ answers some bard questions)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimes, Dean W." <dean_kimes@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 4:49 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] GZ answers some bard questions
> I want higher forage so I can forage some of the special items, also to
make
> foraging less button pressing intensive (I already have 100 times the
button
> twiddling of any other class, why would I want more?)
>
> Even if our forage capped at 100 we would only very rarely ever get a
> special item. At 55 if I keep hitting. Now that I have money I really
> rarely care enough to do that. Be nice if the rumours ae true to actually
> be able to forage that Burynai Bundt Cake myself.
>
> What's the deal with Iksar foraging anyhow? My Iksar shaman can forage
> specials like a madman and yet his forage is below average, worse than my
> bard's.
>
> Kit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JasonF [mailto:jasonf@...]
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 2:44 PM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] GZ answers some bard questions
>
>
> Everyone seems to be using Summon Food and Drink as the prime examples of
> uselessness. Well aren't we the class that has been complaining rather
> loudly for over a year that our forage was capped so darned low? Well
> aren't we?
>
> Warrior Greaves cast Invisibility. That's cool, but we have a song for
that
> guys. Think about it, we *don't* have songs that can summon food and
drink.
> I think it's kinda nifty, but I will admit that I hope the BP casts Gate.
> :)
>
> [51 Minstrel] Crier (Half Elf) <Seekers of Norrath> ZONE: work
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kimes, Dean W. [mailto:dean_kimes@...]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 2:13 PM
> > To: 'eqbards@egroups.com'
> > Subject: RE: [eqbards] GZ answers some bard questions
> >
> >
> > I'd be perfectly happy to accept the lower AC if the effects given were
in
> > any way in balance to those gained by the other classes. Point
> > is they are
> > not, in fact they patently suck.
> >
> > Being able to Summon Food and Water is totally a joke. It would be a
joke
> > if it were on armor I could get at 28th level. At 50+ it's extremely
> > insulting. I'm not sure how anyone could reasonably defend that it is
> > really useful to have at 50+. What do we have now, Verant
> > clones? Please.
> > Why would characters who have been leaving behind 5pp weapons for
> > 10+ levels
> > because they were trash loot suddenly care about 6cp muffins and milk?
> > Great, now we can save everyone in our party 1.2 sp a day, whoopee.
> >
> > Enduring Breath is minorly useful. Is it anywhere near as useful
> > as +25 STR
> > or Invisibility is to a warrior? No.
> >
> > I am more irritated by the overall combo than just the AC points.
> > It shows
> > the usual lack of any kind of thought when it comes to the bard class.
We
> > aren't a tank so we get lower armor. How does this mesh with giving us
a
> > weapon that reduces our level on the hate list? If we aren't a tank why
> > should we need a weapon to reduce hate? It certainly won't help if we
> > aren't up there mixing it up.
> >
> > Kit
> >
> > snip >I think some of us are losing sight of what the bard class
> > is. We're
> > traveling minstrels, not warriors. Symphonic Harmony proc (Evade) and
> >
> > Guys, we're a support class not warriors remember?
> >
> > [51 Minstrel] Crier (Half Elf) <Seekers of Norrath> ZONE: work
> >
> > < snip
> >
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