Beatdrop is my first character. I was in such a hurry to get in the
game and join my friends, I forgot about bonus points all together!
43 Levels and never noticed a difference. Still singing strong. I
can definately tell you, bonus points mean squat! Ok, so maybe you
can carry more with a little extra str, big deal :)
~Beatdrop Battledrum
43rd Bard of the Karana Server
--- In eqbards@egroups.com, "Reeves, Patrick W" <pwr3@p...> wrote:
> I put 10 points into intelligence when making Rokenn. I guess I
know
> nothing about Bards then, lol :)
>
> Rokenn
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kevin L. Crawford [mailto:Lyrnia@h...]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 9:52 AM
> > To: eqbards@egroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [eqbards] RE: Gordon
> >
> >
> > Uhh actually depending on race putting points in strength is a
valid
> > character creation strategy for a necro. Some necro races
> > are pathetically
> > weak and need to be boosted (depending on play style).
> >
> > ALSO: Not everyone is about min/maxing their characters for
"optimal
> > performance". Some of us are roleplayers who like to build a
> > story around a
> > strangely strong, weak, stupid, clumsy character. I created
> > a rogue with
> > intentionally low dexterity just to have something to build a
> > story line on.
> >
> > And, I would submit, putting stats into strength can never be
> > considered
> > "Bad". It gives you more carrying capacity and the extra ATK
> > you get from
> > it isn't bad either, everyone melees at lower levels, and
> > some folks like to
> > get in and mix it up a little always, especially when soloing...
which
> > necro's tend to do alot.
> >
> > Just because someone's style differs from yours doesn't make
> > them "wrong".
> >
> > Lyrnia
> >
> > Now you're just getting silly. As Rokken said, there are
> > some BARDS out
> > there that don't know that you can't twist invis with another
> > song. You
> > don't like what Gordon has to say sometimes, and on occasion
> > he does stick
> > his foot in his mouth. But that doesn't mean he doesn't know
> > how to play
> > EQ. He's been playing it a hell of a lot longer than you
> > have, that I know
> > for a fact :)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Blank" <EvilNuff@y...>
> > To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 12:01 PM
> > Subject: [eqbards] RE: Gordon
> >
> >
> > > >FYI: I've known him, in game, since Beta 2. He's a
> > > >nice guy, fun to hunt with and very knowledgeable
> > > >about his OWN class. Just like we are. You can't
> > > >blame him for not knowing bards. He's a mouthpiece,
> > > >nothing more. He had an idea, offered it up and was
> > > >wrong and admitted it.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I mostly lurk here but I really feel that I do have to
> > > comment here. Remember Gordon is the guy who felt
> > > that putting points into strength for his necro was a
> > > valid character creation strategy...that IMO proves
> > > his lack of understanding of how EQ works awfully
> > > well. My Bard is at a whopping level 8 yet because I
> > > have 3 characters over level 30 I was able to see that
> > > twisting invis wouldn't work. I don't blame him for
> > > not knowing Bards...I blame him for not knowing EQ as
> > > a whole.
> > >
> > > -David
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