Umm actually, Kit, if you page back several months, I've been saying that
all along. Bard Melee is pathetic after level 20, when all the other
Hybrids get double attack. After 20th level we start to get really dusted
in melee ability. After 16th they start to dust us in defensive as well so
by level 22 or so we are horrendously behind the power curve melee wise.
Bard = Caster in Plate, just like a cleric, with slightly better offense
skill and a slightly higher dodge cap.
Actually Cleric is a VERY good comparison, melee power wise, to a bard.
Except that they only get 4 points per level for OFFENSE and DEFENSE and we
get 5. And their Dodge, I believe, is capped at 75
Basically a Bard is a Caster with pretentions at being melee.
Any bard who thinks otherwise is fooling themselves. And I've been saying
that since beta.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimes, Dean W." <dean_kimes@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 3:09 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Bards forgotten again....
> It is interesting to see that when I long ago argued that our melee skills
> were only barely superior to that of shamans there were many who argued
> vehemently that we were far better at melee. It seems now that more bards
> are beginning to agree that our melee skills are not far beyond those of
> some of the "pure" casters.
>
> Kit
>
>
> Actually his statement is exactly right. Our Melee skills are hardly our
> defining trait. Being only barely a notch above shaman and druids in our
> melee ability. Sure we get dual wield but they can wield 2h blunt
weapons.
> So we're better at melee, but not near on par with the 'true' melee
classes
> that get dual wield and double attack or just double attack but can wield
> 2hs weapons or 1hs and use a shield to bash. Either way, any of the real
> melee classes are "defined" by their melee skills. We are "defined" by
our
> ability to sing songs.
>
> (and almost any bard will tell you that our songs are far more powerful
than
> our melee ability)
>
> Lyrnia
>
>
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