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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Confused new player
#1 Dec 27 2011 at 8:04 PM Rating: Good
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i know how to set up the /melody songs BUT how do i use set up all 4 of my instruments or where do they all go so they will auto use when using /melody exmple /melody 1 2 3 4 so i dnt have to manualy use each instrument? I am really confused here someone mentioned using the B key on keyboard to open your bandaleir and something about imstruments going in there again im confusd lol sorry new to game all help is needed please


also one more thing, i found some defiant armr with instrument mods on them, if i wear these armor pieces do i need the instruments, exmaple i got a plate defiant helm, has brass resonance 4, so do i still need the brass instrument? still confused lol

Edited, Dec 27th 2011 9:08pm by mrdmkd
Confused new player
#2 Mar 26 2012 at 10:25 AM Rating: Decent
If you have the defiant gear with instrument mods on it you don't have to use the instruments.
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#3 Apr 20 2012 at 5:36 AM Rating: Decent
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How do you raise your instrument skill? I have armor with instrument modifiers and I've keep myself twisting all night with no skill gain. I constantly fizzle all my songs over 30. I'm currently level 40.
Confused new player
#4 Jun 03 2012 at 8:59 PM Rating: Good
You are going to "fizzle" or have song errors till skill levels rise. Just as casters need to cast spells lots of times to raise skill levels, so do bards have to sing. The advantage is that you can set up training melodies that will keep casting your songs over and over all night. So, I made a melody that had:

/stopsong
/melody 7 8 5 3

8: Selos Rhythm of Speed (percussion)
7: Cantata of Soothing (Strings)
5: Agilmente's Aria of Eagles (Wind)
3: Denon's Disruptive Discord (Brass)

You can add one spells that is pure singing as well, likeVilla's Verses of Celerity (Singing).

NOW, the *REAL* trick to make this work is to find a place where the brass song will fire. And it turns out that there is a place that works like a charm. In Crescent Reach on the second floor there is the place where there is a bunch of dudes hitting on practice dummy's (also part of a quest). In the back of the hall there are some empty places where you can stand and fire this song and get skill ups. I got 38 in just a couple hours and was down to only fizzling (missed a note) once or twice per cycle.

I did this at level 41 and with one other full night of the basic set (exclusive of the brass) in Guild Lobby, I had most of the skills in 187 or higher (current cap is 210) ...

Good luck ...
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