>Give me a noncombatant role any day of the week.
>
>I think overall as a class - MOST bards - at least those well suited to the
>role have matured past having to be the center of attention and HERO of the
>day.

Uh... In EQ there really isn't much non combat (Trade Skills), and what
minor features the game provides in that area are in need of a huge ammount
of work. In short, if you like non combat EverQuest just isn't for you. I
would never want to give anything away just for a skill where I target an
NPC or get within a certain distance and press a button, get a few copper if
you are successful or nothing if you fail, and then do it over and over and
over and over again. At least combat is a little more complex then that,
even if a bard is a twitch character.

Bards are the true jack of all trades in EQ, and I LOVE that. I don't even
have downtime compared to my other classes! Forget meditating for five to
ten minutes after a fight, I am a bard. :) I get to run fast, wear armor,
get weapons, duel weild, cast spells in the form of songs, have a very
diverse list of song abilities, and to top it all off I get tracking! We
get some of everything. We may not be masters at any on thing, but boy is
it fun to do so much!
-Sprite