>Should I have been using Chant instead of Anthem? I tried to compare stats
>one time and they looked real close. Chant with the drum and Guardian with
>the drum both are enhanced.
>
Bards argue back and forth on this it seems. Anthem gives a very minor
speedup (10-15% or so) and a good str boost. Chant sung gives a decent str
& dex boost, played they're roughly doubled. Dex affects weapon's proc'ing,
to-hit rolls, and most likely warrior critical hits. If you're in a party
with warriors, rogues, or people with proc'ing weapons chant is usually a
better option, IMHO. After 36th you'll get Celerity which won't stack with
anthem, but will stack with chant.
>Looks like Anthem is not enhanced by an instrument - true or false? (Ok, I
>just checked myself and the chart says 'singing' so that means no help from
>any instruments.) I guess it's Anthem if you are in the melee - otherwise
>is Chant any better if you are drumming for other songs as well?
>
Ages ago (Phase 2) Anthem was brass playable (that's why brass is the
11th lvl skill), and it was an amazing speedup (around 40%). It was nerfed
by making it sung only.
>Is it a bad idea to use AE songs in High Keep? For example - could I have
>used Largo's to slow their attack speeds? Or would I have met all kinds of
>new monsters from Area Effects?
>
I've always avoided using AoE's in HK, the thin ceilings really worry me,
and occasionally people pull guards down into the pickclaw area. YMMV
though.
>If a red mob resists the bellow - is it worth it to try again or does one
>resist mean that they will always resist? Does how badly damaged the mob
>matter? Say you see a resist in the top half of his health - so wait til
>he's under 50% hp before trying another?
>
Sometimes it seems like health has an effect, but I'd be willing to bet
that's just the random number generator doing it's usual wackiness. The
pickclaws in highkeep are marked alot higher level than they really need be,
as a result you'll be fighting alot of red's for a while. Either try
getting a CHA buff, have a shaman use malise, or an enhanter tashan, or just
stick to group buffs/heals.
>Sylly Songsynger
>Bard of the 20th level
You've got a few more levels where solo'ing or small groups is ok for ya,
but soon you'll start seeing that a full group is sooooo much better. Start
making as many friends as possible all around your level, getting a group of
6 is at times more difficult than any of the fights you'll be in.