Wow, I couldn't agree more! It has always been my pet peeve to hear people
say those things... I have never played D&D but I hear it was wonderful
because you could have the "fighter/mage" which I think is what a lot of
people look for.. something that is powerful in every aspect. Despite
general opinion, I really believe that the best part about EQ is class
balance, and I think Verant does a pretty good job. Sure there are
shortcomings and the system isn't perfect but I think it works well.
People, by nature, just generally want it ALL :)

Halana, 58th Shaman
Tani, 39th Bard
SolusekRo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Sue [mailto:jsue@...]
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 10:55 AM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Proposal to change how bard haste songs stack
> with enchanter/sham an haste spells
>
>
> I personally think our power is balanced with the other classes as the
> game currently exists and any haste stacking would overpower the bard
> class.
>
> One of the flaws that I see in a lot of arguments for more
> powers is ''in literature
> bards have...blah blah blah'', or ''in history, bards
> were....blah blah blah'', or my
> favorite, ''in my vision bards should be able to do....blah
> blah blah, the designer
> Verant's vision is obviously wrong''. While everquest can be
> said to be loosely based
> on various fantasy sources, it is a separate entity and any
> direct comparisons to
> external sources really aren't necessarily a compelling
> argument for or against anything.
>
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