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Message ID: 20117
Date: Thu Jun 29 05:05:01 BST 2000
Author: Lyrnia Jongleur
Subject: Re: [eqbards] grouping thread on the Everquest boards
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Sue" <jsue@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 7:11 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] grouping thread on the Everquest boards
> At 01:53 PM 6/28/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >Only problem is I don't have Clarity, or Psalm of Cooling, or Dennon's
> >Dissention.
> >
> >That would leave me twisting Chant of Battle and Hymn with resists and
the
> >odd Pixie Strike.
>
> you can do damage shield too.
>
> >My weapon damage is laughable. Even with a Harpoon of the Depths and an
> >Obsidian Shard, with the low taunt songs I'm twisting, a ranger 5 levels
> >below me got the mobs attention twice as much as I did. The only times I
> >was the target of choice was when I pulled or had to charm a mob off
> >someone. Even with our high taunt factor, the songs I was singing
weren't
> >effective enough to warrant more attention from the mobs.
>
> umm, i always thought it was a good thing when i didn't get attention from
the mobs.
>
> >I'm sure when I have manasong I'll have another option for twisting but
> >without being able to use my hard hitting songs I won't be an offensive
> >force when the 'chanter is around until I have three Chants.
>
> you don't need to be an offensive force to contribute to the group.
>
> >It's not in my nature to be solely a defensive presence, and I'm not sure
I
> >have the tools to do that job anyhow except vs. casters.
>
> well, that is a large part of a bard's nature. at level 51, i am almost
purely
> a defensive presence with 2 heal songs and Verses of Victory and the
occasional
> crowd control
>
>
> >What are good defensive tools against melee mobs? The Damage shields
seem
> >weak considering we are fighting 1 mob 90% of the time.
> >
> > Kit
>
>
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