I definitely agree with Sylly on this one BUT I have another
question. Has anyone yet tested the Mystical Lute to see if there is a
significant bonus to stringed songs?
Just a thought......
Lago Bardoon, Bertox Bard of the 37th Composition, Defenders of
Aleria
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> Here is what I posted to my guild re: the bard quest wep:
>
> ""If it takes 2 dragon scales to get this thing vs using those same scales
> (and time and effort to obtain same) for warrior quests, I'd think we'd be
> better off equiping our warriors with weapons that they can use as opposed
> to a cute toy that a bard might equip in the off-hand when he's not using
> his drum. Instruments, especially the Dragon grade ones eg: Selo's Drums,
> are still the "uber" bard weapons for both damage as well as buffs and
> resists.""
>
> Verant should have made an instrument good enough so that even Shada would
> use it (instead of swords <g>) -- now that would be "Uber" - truly. The
> mention of it being an "off-hand weapon" is from Aftathott's evaluation of
> the wep and it's proc.
>
> What good is "The Vision" when it makes you blind to some basic things:
> Bards, songs, instruments. Because instruments are class specific to
> bards,
> they should be _the_ defining items for us. Some combination of songs and
> instruments should be the focus of the bard's power and be the basis of
> our
> power - imho. I guess I should be mad or dissappointed at Verant but I am
> some where between "numb" and uninterested. Was it said in the design
> meeting: "Yes, let's *make* bards compete with warriors for their quest
> items - that fits with the part of the Vision where...", or was it: "Shit!
> Tell them to delay the update!! We forgot to make a quest for bards -
> let's
> give 'em some kinda sword with musical notes floating around..."
>
> Sylly, the bard!~
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Sniderman [mailto:fuzzbone@...]
> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 11:20 AM
> To: EQ Bards
> Subject: [eqbards] Bard Uber-Quest Weapon
>
> Anyway - Saw the blurb on EQVault - info on the guild Afterlife website at
> http://www.afterlifeguild.org/?page=sss
>
>
> Slyde
>
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