Agreed Sylly, which is exactly what most of us have been saying. The "most
effective" bard isn't one that locks themselves into one pattern of play.
The "Most effective" bard is the bard that knows when to put the weapons
away and use a different tactic. Sometimes you just dont WANT to be up
there swinging away. It all depends on your situation, group makeup, mob
makeup, level, etc. A truely effective bard understands that there is never
any one way to handle a situation and an extremely effective bard knows
which methods to use for each situation that comes up.
Done arguing this thread myself ;) It's turning into a 'tastes great',
'less filling' thread.
Lyrnia Jongleur
Singing since Beta 2
> I guess that there may be more than one way to be "the most effective
bard."
> Circumstances will vary depending on what weps and what magic instruments
> you have, who is in your group, where you are hunting, and what mobs you
are
> fighting. Sometimes song only are better for damage, sometimes it better
to
> leave the direct damage to others and to keep the group alive with buffs
and
> resists, sometimes it's better to swing weps and join the melee. I dont
> really see that there is "one way" to be "the most effective..."
>
> Sylly
> > if you want to do damage as a bard at high levels, as opposed
> > to group buffing, you are going to be using weapons.
>
> > i am not singing damage songs, i am helping my group. i am giving them
> > haste, mana, charming, resists, etc. in every fight. do songs outdamage
> our
> > weapons? yes. can you use them to be the most effective bard? no.