Bard Melee
 

Has anyone else noticed that bard melee damage seems to be way lower than it was on live?

Back in the day with personal haste song I used to do ok dps.

On project 1999 my damage is horrific. (yes all skills are all maxed) Misses seem to be extremely high.

Bard melee seems to be about as good as I Remember it being from live. at least at level 35. actually i miss less now than I did on live....

*shrug*

are you the same race? Did you put your points in the same places you did on live?

Bitch slapping = bard melee. I learned that from a guy named Cleph

bard melee has always been horrific until you spent about 750 AA's to make it better, then it just became mediocre.

This is why you had some amazaing ratio weapons available to bards only, or pally/bard only. Paladins can only wield one weapon, and bard melee sucks.

The only way to get "good dps" from a bard is to melee and twist instruments in for damage songs at the same time.

cheers!

I don't know what it was like on live, but not having double attack really makes us suck, which is expected!

You can kinda double attack if, while doing jazz hands or wtfever bards do, you twist your waist from left to right rapidly.

Bards want it all, the old phrase is still a good one... "jack of all trades, master of none".

Not tried a bard on P1999 but did have one pre-Kunark back in the day. Melee damage was always a struggle, you won't get near fairly well equipped rogues or monks if that's anything to go by.

My bard is in his 30's but if I want to kill something I'll log in my lvl 20 monk because its quicker.

Is bard melee a viable option if also twisting? That is the way I would like to play a bard if it was possible. I don't enjoy being out of the fray or kiting.

If melee is your passion, I wouldn't roll a bard to attain it... far better to engage with a rogue or monk, or even a hybrid.