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<b>Message ID:</b> 6162 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Tue Sep  7 22:19:22 BST 1999 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Abraham Hardjana <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Is a lvl 5 bard usefull in a group??? <br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-355749510">On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Talies the Wanderer wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; <br/>
&gt; Bards are ALWAYS useful.  From day 1, we have group-affecting always-on<br/>
&gt; songs, never need to meditate for mana, and as we gain more and more<br/>
&gt; levels, we become more and more valuable.  I&#39;ve said it before, and I&#39;ll<br/>
&gt; say it again: All other classes add to the value of a group, but Bards<br/>
&gt; multiply the whole equation.<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>I also agree with Talies on this one.  In the numerous group that I have<br/>
been in, the members have always commented on how awesome we do in battle.<br/>
With you healing songs, and combat buffs and debuffs you not only reduce<br/>
the downtime but you can increase the rate of your combat.  Of course I do<br/>
remeber these groups getting overwhelmed once I left, but I won&#39;t say it<br/>
was me =).  Many people tend to be ignorant of the usefulness of a bard<br/>
whether it be by choice, don&#39;t let them discourage you at all.  We are and<br/>
will always be the single best addition to a group.  Since when can three<br/>
casters, a bard, a monk and a ranger hold a room?  I have done it easily<br/>
in the Hand room in Unrest and suffice to say the casters and the tanks<br/>
were impressed =).<br/>
<br/>
Treilanin Loreweaver<br/>
Honour Guard, Karana<br/>
<br/>
BTW : two bards make for an awesome combination in a group =).  It great<br/>
to have 6 songs going at once =).</div>