True, however:
1) It's a lot more than "A couple pulses". Typically it's about 2 entire
twists (30 seconds or so) before I get mobbed.
2) We have far more AC than an enchanter
3) We have far more HP than an enchanter
4) We have far more melee ability than an enchanter
5) We have higher dodge skill than an enchanter
6) We can cast while being hit (an enchanter cannot)
7) We can outrun anything that comes near us (outdoor) they cannot.
(technically we can indoors too if you use jig and jump the whole way)
the list goes on.
I understand that everyone likes to have high AC. And we can still get ours
pretty damn high. And I'm not sure why you can't get your AC above 850. As
it stands now, at level 40, mine is 803. And I don't have any Imbrued nor
do I have an AC belt, AC Necklace, AC Rings, AC Ears. My cloak is a level
25 item (lizard scale) and my hat is AC 5. I could easily, if I were
willing to give up some charisma and dex, crank my AC to around 900... at
level 40... without a single piece of imbrued and only the singing steel
boots. At level 40 it's hard, even for a warrior, to break the 800AC
barrier. For a bard it's just as hard, but not impossible.
So I guess my question is:
Is it that you are envious of the warrior/paladin/sk AC or is it that you
just want it to be easier to get over 900 AC?
If you want high AC you have to do what warriors do, give up having high
stats so that you get AC and strength.
If you want high stats you're going to sacrifice AC.
Just my 2 cents.
Lyrnia Jongleur
Bard of Norrath
----- Original Message -----
From: "Danny Craigg" <danny@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Digest Number 948
> "And enchanters have the exact same problem, with even LESS generic AC
than
> bards have. If something resists mez, then it comes straight for the
> enchanter. (And if several things resist. Yikes! Dead enchanter.)"
>
> There is a big difference here:
>
> Enchanter scenario:
> Lots of mobs come. Mobs jump whoever is closest until Enchanter AE
Mez/Stun
> fires off. Enchanters can be resisted, but the Enchanter resist rate is
FAR
> less than a bard resist rate; perhaps when they get around to fixing
Lullaby
> and Pixie, that'll change. I very rarely have to charm anything off of
the
> enchantress I play with (I charm very quickly when I see her getting
> tagged). Enchanters also have a relatively quick-casting Stun line that
> allows them time to reapply the mez for those resisting.
>
> Bard scenario:
> Lots of mobs come. Mobs jump whoever is closest until the bard's next
song
> pulses (anywhere from 0.01 seconds to 3.00 seconds, depending on where in
> the twist the bard is). Then all extra mobs proceed to gank the bard.
> Sometimes, it does take a couple pulses.
>
> Raiel
>
>
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