New here; Chanter or Bard...

[Arcadia's_Eve]

So its been a long time since I EQ'ed it up. Played on Quellious, then moved to Bristlebane where I remained. I came back to live EQ a few times for the progression servers, but that only lasted about 3 months. Glad P99 is here. Time for some fun grinding and nostalgia.

With that, who shall i be? Chanter or Bard...

[jarshale]

As a crack addict, I say enchanter

[HeallunRumblebelly]

If you don't have loads of bard experience, probably not a bard. I'm just so sick of bad bards :P Even a bad enchanter can still haste / clarity and do some mezzing...bad bards just seem to fumble about dying not accomplishing much. As a bard you may often be asked to pull as well, and if you don't know the zones, it can be brutal to pull them.

[falkun]

You as a chanter means more bard loot for me.

[Estu]

Bards are a much more demanding class. I personally think you have to be a bit of a masochist to constantly be twisting four songs. Go enchanter.

[Extunarian]

Bards are a much more demanding class. I personally think you have to be a bit of a masochist to constantly be twisting four songs. Go enchanter.

I love what a bard can do and every once in awhile I'll hop on mine and try to level it for a bit. I always quit because I can't imaging having to be hitting 2 buttons every 2 seconds.

Although constantly switching spellsets and spamming canni at this point doesn't seem all that far off from bard work....

[Dr4z3r]

I love what a bard can do and every once in awhile I'll hop on mine and try to level it for a bit. I always quit because I can't imaging having to be hitting 2 buttons every 2 seconds.

If song twisting consists of more than 1 button per 3 seconds, you're doing it wrong.

[Extunarian]

If song twisting consists of more than 1 button per 3 seconds, you're doing it wrong.

I personally don't like using the /stop /cast macro. I found it easier to double tap. Same reason I don't use a macro to canni: personal preference.

[Dr4z3r]

I personally don't like using the /stop /cast macro. I found it easier to double tap. Same reason I don't use a macro to canni: personal preference.

And that's why you don't play your bard much. :P

[Extunarian]

And that's why you don't play your bard much. :P

lol no. I would bet there are plenty of people here who main bards who choose to double-tap rather than rely on macros.

Quickly double tapping is no more difficult than hitting one button. It's the constantly having to have 3-4 songs twisting that I don't like. If I want to miss a few ticks of canni then that isn't a problem, but as a bard you can't be letting crucial things like resist songs drop for even a tick.

Fact is, even if macros weren't in the game, people who wanted to play bards would still play bards, and people who didn't enjoy it would not. It is a completely different play style and the ability to turn 2 quick keystrokes into one keystroke does not significantly change it.

[Arkanjil]

I double tap :P

I just use my left hand to tap the 1-4 buttons and my mouse to move.

[Wiz]

I would say go bard,

Reason is endgame chanter spells on this server are soo outta whack on the mana cost to cast its unreal and most if not all 55-60 spells you just dont use cause of this reason.

[PurelyElf]

I'm a doubletapping bard! :P

And I voted for bard because enchanters just seem boring. Who wants to spend their time medding? Even with mana regen spells your life is spent waiting for that blue bar to go up..

[Extunarian]

And I voted for bard because enchanters just seem boring. Who wants to spend their time medding? Even with mana regen spells your life is spent waiting for that blue bar to go up..

This is so true. I always find myself trying to hit my canni key on my chanter. Just sitting there is so frustrating.

[Zuranthium]

I would say go bard,

Reason is endgame chanter spells on this server are soo outta whack on the mana cost to cast its unreal and most if not all 55-60 spells you just dont use cause of this reason.

And yet Enchanters are far more needed in groups than Bards. Enchanter haste > Bard Haste. Enchanter slow > Bard slow. Enchanter mana regen > Bard mana regen. Enchanter mez (on targets with high resists) > Bard mez.

[Tiggles]

Bard

They get awesome in Velious

[Tiggles]

And yet Enchanters are far more needed in groups than Bards. Enchanter haste > Bard Haste. Enchanter slow > Bard slow. Enchanter mana regen > Bard mana regen. Enchanter mez (on targets with high resists) > Bard mez.

Zuran

How many raid mobs have you killed on this server?

[Amelinda]

there are plenty of people here who main bards who choose to double-tap rather than rely on macros.

[Doors]

Zuran

How many raid mobs have you killed on this server?

made me lol

[jerus]

I did Double tapping all the way till melody went in on live just has always been easier for me, but now I use macros cause i thought it would be a good idea, but i end up double tapping them too lol.

[Obsidus]

I'd say go Bard. Enchanters are the most populous level 60 class whereas Bards are the 4th least played. (according to a graph on another thread).