see my other reply. you can not get to 50 without twisting, but the higher
you get the less you have to.
Shada
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schafer, Timothy L 1425 [mailto:Timothy.Schafer@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 3:21 PM
> To: 'eqbards@onelist.com'
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Twisting
>
>
> From: "Schafer, Timothy L 1425" <Timothy.Schafer@...>
>
> Here's another question for our 50th level bard friend. Is twisting a
> requirement, can you possible get to 50th level without
> twisting. A) I
> think twisting might be a slight exploit (Not that I get mad
> if anyone else
> does it), B) the messages that bards spam in the chat window gets so
> annoying, and hard to read, I miss a lot of important
> messages from friends
> and party members.
>
> I find it best just to pick the song that best suits what you
> are doing, and
> leave it there until something else is needed.
>
> Wenaddar
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lora Roa [SMTP:loraroa@...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 5:00 PM
> > To: eqbards@onelist.com
> > Subject: Re: [eqbards] Twisting
> >
> > From: Lora Roa <loraroa@...>
> >
> > Depends on whether you're talking head/eye work or hand/eye
> twitch speed.
> > I've got no problem with concentration. I do have a
> problem with having
> > to
> > "work out my wrists" to learn a repeated pattern.
> >
> > I've found some other classes to require concentration, so
> far not the
> > twitchiness of Bards, and yes, with hot keys. I enjoy
> having to think in
> > battle. However, a Bard (unlike other casters) has to
> twitch to keep up 2
> > buffs/restores even when resting, and twitches to weave a
> buff/Selo when
> > travelling and twitches insanely if twisting and trying
> melee. So while
> > on
> > other casters, my fingers fly for short fight, they then
> get to rest while
> > the party rests. On Bards I'm finding thats not so. Seems party
> > expectations and usefulness are determined by the Bard
> managing to twist
> > continously. Some mid-level Bards feel free to tell me if
> I'm wrong ..
> > but
> > this is what I'm reading here.
> >
> > I am a carpal tunnel "dodger" with the ergonomic keyboard,
> trackball mouse
> > & pad, proper height chair .. etc ... and a diagnosable
> mild coordination
> > problem to boot. As long as I don't play "twitch" games
> (a.k.a. most 1st
> > person shooters) I do fine. I guess I've just been a
> little surprised by
> > the Bard's need to twist constantly.
> >
> > At 03:09 PM 7/7/99 -0400, you wrote:
> > >From: Bob Stewart <bstewart@...>
> > >
> > >At 02:02 PM 7/7/99 -0500, Roop Dirump wrote:
> > >>Not only that, I think EVERY class has to do something
> with hot keys
> > during
> > >>a battle!
> > >
> > >Comparing to real complications, consider a battle cleric,
> such as played
> > >by a friend of mine and as I've tried some myself. During
> combat, while
> > >you're hitting and perhaps being hit, you have to keep an
> eye everyone's
> > >health and if someone is getting too low, target, cast,
> then return to
> > the
> > >target you were hitting. Make that worse by using your
> own damage spells
> > >sometimes, balancing that against potentially vital
> healing. And you get
> > >to decide what's "too low."
> > >
> > >Makes playing a bard and twisting songs seem easy.
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
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