At 09:57 AM 6/29/00 -0600, you wrote:
>I'm not sure we are third rate at everything, but things like the lullaby
>nerf are distressing. I've gotten left out of two groups in the last week
>because they "needed" an enchanter for crowd control. They were both 4 tank
>groups so clarity wasn't really an issue. They said, and I believe them,
>that if my crowd control songs weren't broken they would have rather had me
>in the group since I could help them out with downtime (they had no healers
>other than a ranger).
well you have 2 crowd control songs at level 30, mez and charm. if they are
continuously getting more than 2 or 3 at a time, then maybe they need a new
puller and not an enchanter.
>I play a bard primarily for RP reasons, but I think the bard class is a good
>one. If they would fix our broken or useless songs we would be fine. Most
>of the weakness I perceive in the bard class is not because of Verant's
>vision of a bard. It is mostly because Verant has made melee classes so
>much less common than casting ones through some of their decisions. EQ is
>definitely a caster's game powerwise. Melee characters might get all the
>neat toys, but caster's get all the things that make playing easier. If I
>played with less casual players maybe it wouldn't be as much of an issue.
>Every time I get in a melee heavy group we have a great time and I can
>contribut enormously. In a caster heavy group all the weaknesses of the
>bard class come to the forefront, and if there's an enchanter present I feel
>pretty useless. Unfortunately caster heavy groups seem to outnumber tank
>heavy ones by about 5-1 at least.
ahh, we are pretty much a god class with the way that songs work currently, but
shhh, don't tell anybody. it just depends if you are willing to play within the framework
that is provided, and be a little creative on how you deal with different situations. that's
why i like my bard, there's a lot of problem solving with a lot of different tools (hey, i'm
an engineer, heh), and that's a lot of fun for me.
> Kit
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