Actually - if you're talking about my posts I WAS talking about trade
skills as well.
But yes - when I do adventure - I prefer to be in the background supporting
others.
The only other class I ever played was enchanter - and much for the same
reasons - they are much better at support than being the center of attention.
If trade skills were what they SHOULD be - they'd be the same way.
At 07:01 AM 8/9/99 PDT, you wrote:
>From: "Rokenn Swiftsong" <rokenn@...>
>
>By non-combat he is talking SUPPORT roles, not trade skills. I can do much
>more damage buffing/healing/debuffing then I can with a couple of puny
>blades. Every since I demolished a lvl 26th Paladin at 22nd lvl, using no
>weapons BTW, I have been a firm believer in the power of the Bard's song.
>If you are limiting yourself to only being on the front line swinging your
>sword at the creatures face, you are limiting yourself and not helping the
>party to your full abilities. It also takes a lot more bravely to face down
>a horde of ice goblins with nothing more then a lute equiped :)
>
>Rokenn Swiftsong - Karana server
>Master Brewer, Baker, Potter, and Smith
>Amerginn - Test server
>
>>From: "SpudSucker" <sprite@...>
>>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>>To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
>>Subject: Re: [eqbards] Bard petition ideas (Long)
>>Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 20:24:18 -0400
>>
>>From: "SpudSucker" <sprite@...>
>>
>> >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
>
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