Classes: The Bard

Bards - the jack of all trades. Each level is a new song and a new way to play. Handy with a weapon and able to wear decent armor, bards can hold their own in a fight. Plus, the ability to twist two to three songs without using mana gives the bard a magical ability like no other class.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the bard? Can they solo, and if so how? How should they best contribute to the group? What is the best strategy to develop your bard? What skills and songs are the most important for you to master? What equipment should you be trying to get for your bard.

Post your strategies on how to best play and develop the bard and read, rate and comment on what others have to say.

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#1 Jun 24 2007 at 4:24 PM Rating: Decent
Level 74 bard here and I got a question for those of you who are higher levels and pulling. Now my question isn’t about pulling or how to do it. Last night I encountered a group of 3 mobs who refused to be split. Every Mob resisted Lull, Mezz, Snare and the list goes on. When I would pull I would target a mob with one of the above mentioned songs and then all 3 would come. Naturally I would run the opposite direction of my camped party and fade. Then all 3 mobs would proceed to walk together back to their starting point. While all being within agro range of each other. Has anyone else encountered this and if so HOW DO YOU BREAK IT!!!!! My party and I were finally able to break it after about 7-10 attempts with a tag. I found this very frustrating, any ideas on how to get a tough split with a group of mobs on 1-3 attempts?
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#2 Jun 25 2007 at 4:12 PM Rating: Decent
Kite? I know that's not really splitting, but sounds like a viable option for that particular spot.

Maybe try this: get agro, have all 3 chase you, use a memblur type song to try to cause 2 of them to forget about you and go home.

Or maybe combinations of Highsun and Fading Memories.
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#3 Jun 25 2007 at 6:34 PM Rating: Decent
Good idea. I didn't try that but I was thinking aobut it, but since the mobs resisted everything else I didn't do it.
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#4 Jul 31 2007 at 1:24 AM Rating: Decent
Yep.

Highsun + Fade. its what i do in Katta when snare doesn't stick.
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#5 Aug 11 2007 at 1:58 AM Rating: Decent
you might wanna see if the mobs are splitable... I don;t know which ones you are talking about but I can think of two named mobs in icefall that have two minions that are always with them...there is no spliting them you can delay them from incoming but that is it they will come sooner or later.
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