On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Jeffrey Sue wrote:

> that's the whole point. if we could lullaby and do other stuff, we'd have exactly
> the same power as an enchanter to ae mez (and gained at a much lower level) and
> be able to wear armor. we're not supposed to be able to be as good as an
> enchanter at crowd control. besides, you could lullaby and punch. i do 10-12
> points of damage when i punch things. i just don't see what swinging weapons
> gains you in interest level. let's say you could use weapons in this hypothetical
> lullaby situation. so you hit lullaby, hit assist, hit 'a', and now what? you do
> exactly the same as you would if you had a lute instead of weapons. you sit
> and watch the screen. you could just as easily go get a sandwich then too.
> heck, my sk buddy does that all the time. we start up combat, he starts attacking
> and then says afk, heh.

I think the point that Kitasi is trying to make which may not be getting
across is the important fact that bards have to Think (and exercisetheir
fingers=). Yes we can melee with weapons or fists, but that is not the
reason why I have enjoyed my bard. The only intrinsic quality that I still
enjoy in my bard is the fact that he is as good as I play him. Not many
classes enjoy that much control. The idea that one would have to
sit down and determine what to weave to achieve the optimal amount of
improvement. Songs of the type where you are able to go into dumb mode
just defeats the entire purpose of this whole weaving thing. I have found
the greatest joy in watching the techniques of my bardic brothers and
sisters and not in the monotonous action of pressing 'a' and getting a
sandwich.

Then again that is entirely my opinion.

Treilanin Loreweaver
Bard of Kelethin
Admirer of Bardic Tactics
Karana